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Papers, 1818-1828
Author
Thomas, David, 1776-1859.
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Papers, 1818-1828
Thomas, David, 1776-1859.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)122535525
Local call number:
SC12671
Author:
Thomas, David, 1776-1859.
Title:
Papers, 1818-1828.
Quantity:
1 box (0.25 cubic ft.)
Arrangement:
Correspondence arranged chronologically
Historical/biog note:
Chief engineer and superintendent of construction of the Erie Canal between Rochester and Buffalo, New York from 1820-1825. Afterwords, he supervised the construction of the Cayuga and Seneca Canal.
Review:
These papers consist chiefly of letters addressed to Thomas in regards to his work related to the construction of the Erie Canal and the Cayuga and Seneca Canal from 1818-1829. Also included is a notebook on the theory of canal cutting, drafts of reports to the New York State Canal Commission regarding the proposed route for a canal between Bath and Penn Yan, and the canal route between Geneva and Lyons, New York. The papers also include a report, by Thomas, to the New York State Legislature related to the draining of the Cayuga Marshes. Correspondents represented in the papers include DeWitt Clinton, Myron Holley, Henry Seymour, and Benjamin Wright.
Finding aids:
Unpublished finding aid available in the repository annd online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12671.htm
Personal subject:
Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Holley, Myron, 1779-1841 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Seymour, Henry, 1780-1837 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Wright, Benjamin, 1770-1842 Correspondence.
Subject:
Canals--Design and construction.
Subject:
Canals--New York (State)--History Sources.
Subject:
Engineers--New York (State) Records and correspondence.
Geographic terms:
Erie Canal (N.Y.)--History Sources.
Geographic terms:
Cayuga and Seneca Canal (N.Y.)--History Sources.
Geographic terms:
Cayuga County (N.Y.)--History Sources.
Geographic terms:
New York (State)--History--1775-1865.
Form/genre terms:
Personal letters. aat
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12671.htm
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