Author: Joshua Gilpin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780282753061

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Excerpt from Memoir on the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: Accompanied With Original Documents and Maps The importance that was the investigations of the countr and route extending to the Suaq a, and drawing t e produce from that river, merit particular, attention. They form, as will be perceived, a very im portant part of the whole labors of the committee; cer tain it is, that shey ofi'er a communication to Philadelphia, which could be scarcely obtained in any other way, from a great part of Chester and Lancaster counties, and they form very feasible means of arresting the mass of produce which comes down the Susquehanna, and turning it to that capital. In what manner the ideas that were thus elicited, in this respect, have been since taken up by the company, and enlarged and applied to the routes designat ed by them, will hereafter appear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Memoir on the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal written by Joshua Gilpin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoir on the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: Accompanied With Original Documents and Maps The importance that was the investigations of the countr and route extending to the Suaq a, and drawing t e produce from that river, merit particular, attention. They form, as will be perceived, a very im portant part of the whole labors of the committee; cer tain it is, that shey ofi'er a communication to Philadelphia, which could be scarcely obtained in any other way, from a great part of Chester and Lancaster counties, and they form very feasible means of arresting the mass of produce which comes down the Susquehanna, and turning it to that capital. In what manner the ideas that were thus elicited, in this respect, have been since taken up by the company, and enlarged and applied to the routes designat ed by them, will hereafter appear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.