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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08194 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: circa 1790-1820 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.1 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Lists the calculations for the expenses of creating a lock made of timber and the expenses for a canal.

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