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... Poto- mack , but principally from the vicinity of Rich- mond , would naturally pass through the canal , have been alone estimated at more than one hun- dred thousand tons a year . The annual carriage of all articles may , in the present ...
... Poto- mack , but principally from the vicinity of Rich- mond , would naturally pass through the canal , have been alone estimated at more than one hun- dred thousand tons a year . The annual carriage of all articles may , in the present ...
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... Potomack , and the Susquehan- nah . From the northernmost and less elevated spurs of the chain , the Gennessee flows into Lake Ontario ; and in that quarter the northerly branch- es of the Susquehannah seem to take their source from ...
... Potomack , and the Susquehan- nah . From the northernmost and less elevated spurs of the chain , the Gennessee flows into Lake Ontario ; and in that quarter the northerly branch- es of the Susquehannah seem to take their source from ...
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... Potomack to Brownsville on the Mo- nongahela , at 2,260 feet above the first , and at 2,150 feet above the last river . Cumberland , from the levels taken by the Potomack company , is itself 735 feet above tide water . Although some ...
... Potomack to Brownsville on the Mo- nongahela , at 2,260 feet above the first , and at 2,150 feet above the last river . Cumberland , from the levels taken by the Potomack company , is itself 735 feet above tide water . Although some ...
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... Potomack and those of the Monongahela , in their natural state , from West Port , on the Potomack , to Cheat River , below the falls , is about fifty miles in a straight line . But in order to secure a tolerable navigation ...
... Potomack and those of the Monongahela , in their natural state , from West Port , on the Potomack , to Cheat River , below the falls , is about fifty miles in a straight line . But in order to secure a tolerable navigation ...
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... Potomack , which af- fords , as has been stated , the shortest communica- tion from tide water to the nearest western river . The levels of the last - mentioned river having been taken by the Potomack company , the general result is ...
... Potomack , which af- fords , as has been stated , the shortest communica- tion from tide water to the nearest western river . The levels of the last - mentioned river having been taken by the Potomack company , the general result is ...
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Page 1 - I have the honour to be, with the highest respect, Sir, Your most obedient, humble Servant, JAMES BRYCE The Honourable ROBERT BACON, Secretary of State.
Page 7 - An act for enrolling or licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same.
Page 9 - Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to prepare and report to the senate at their next session, a plan for the application of such means as are within the power of Congress, to the purposes of opening roads and making canals...
Page 5 - Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit copies of the foregoing report and resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, with a request that they will...
Page 6 - No other single operation, within the power of government, can more effectually tend to strengthen and perpetuate that union which secures external independence, domestic peace, and internal liberty.
Page 9 - That before a clearance be granted to any vessel bound on a foreign voyage, the master thereof shall deliver to the collector of the customs a list containing the names, places of birth, and residence, and a description of the persons who compose his ship's company, to which list the oath or affirmation of the captain shall be annexed...