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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Commissioners for the District of Columbia | Washington, George | To George Washington from the Commissioners for the … | ≈1793-03-11 | ...life working as chief engineer on the Erie Canal. Briggs wrote a letter to the... |
2 | Breese, Arthur | Madison, James | To James Madison from Arthur Breese, 11 April 1794 | 1794-04-11 | ...Enterprise in Inland Navigation: The Mohawk Route prior to the Erie Canal,” |
3 | Watson, Elkanah | Washington, George | To George Washington from Elkanah Watson, 10 February … | 1797-02-10 | ...New York took over the company as part of the Erie Canal project (see |
4 | Briggs, Isaac | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Isaac Briggs, 24 January 1801 | 1801-01-24 | ...as chief engineer on the section of the Erie Canal from Rome to Utica, New York, which... |
5 | Clinton, DeWitt | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from DeWitt Clinton, 14 September … | 1801-09-14 | ...1825 he led the celebration upon the completion of the Erie Canal ( |
6 | Eddy, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Eddy, 9 February 1802 | 1802-02-09 | ...the appointment of an engineer to oversee construction of the Erie Canal ( |
7 | Moore, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Moore, with Jefferson’s … | 1802-06-21 | ...and Innovation in the Response to the Erie Canal in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston... |
8 | Hawley, Jesse | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Jesse Hawley, 2 November 1803 | 1803-11-02 | ...as one of the founding fathers of the Erie Canal. He later served in the New York... |
9 | Madison, James | Eddy, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Eddy, 10 March 1806 … | 1806-03-10 | ...code. He helped DeWitt Clinton with the Erie Canal project, was an active supporter of... |
10 | Williams, Nathan | Madison, James | To James Madison from Nathan Williams, 5 September 1806 | 1806-09-05 | ...of 1812, and was involved with the construction of the Erie Canal (Dwight H. Bruce, ed., |
11 | Porter, Peter B. | Jefferson, Thomas | Peter B. Porter to Thomas Jefferson, 25 January 1811 | 1811-01-25 | Erie Canal [index entry] |
12 | Bailey, Theodorus | Jefferson, Thomas | Theodorus Bailey to Thomas Jefferson, 18 March 1811 | 1811-03-18 | Erie Canal [index entry] maps; of projected Erie Canal [index entry] |
13 | Bailey, Theodorus | Jefferson, Thomas | Theodorus Bailey to Thomas Jefferson, 2 April 1811 | 1811-04-02 | Erie Canal [index entry] maps; of projected Erie Canal [index entry] |
14 | Bailey, Theodorus | Jefferson, Thomas | Theodorus Bailey to Thomas Jefferson, 2 May 1811 | 1811-05-02 | Erie Canal [index entry] maps; of projected Erie Canal [index entry] |
15 | New York State Canal Commissioners | Madison, James | To James Madison from the New York State Canal … | 1811-10-08 | Erie Water West: A History of the Erie Canal, 1792–1854 |
16 | Briggs, Isaac | Madison, James | To James Madison from Isaac Briggs, 16 May 1812 | 1812-05-16 | ...projects, including the construction of the Erie Canal (Ella Kent Barnard, “Isaac Briggs, A... |
17 | Briggs, Isaac | Jefferson, Thomas | Isaac Briggs to Thomas Jefferson, 16 February 1816 | 1816-02-16 | ...worked as an engineer on a section of the Erie Canal, and when that was completed in 1819 he... |
18 | Jefferson, Thomas | Oram, James | Thomas Jefferson to James Oram, 29 February 1816 | 1816-02-29 | ...celebrating the completion of the Erie Canal, he was described as “the oldest printer in... |
19 | Jefferson, Thomas | Morris, Gouverneur | Thomas Jefferson to Gouverneur Morris, 20 October 1816 | 1816-10-20 | promoted the construction of the Erie Canal |
20 | Clinton, DeWitt | Jefferson, Thomas | DeWitt Clinton to Thomas Jefferson, 27 March 1817 | 1817-03-27 | Clinton, DeWitt; and Erie Canal [index entry] Erie Canal [index entry] |
21 | Gill, Valentine | Madison, James | To James Madison from Valentine Gill, 4 April 1817 | 1817-04-04 | ...as a draftsman on the construction of the Erie Canal. He published at least two maps, one... |
22 | Gill, Valentine | Jefferson, Thomas | Valentine Gill to Thomas Jefferson, 12 April 1817 | 1817-04-12 | ...as an engineer surveying the route for the Champlain and Erie canals. Gill settled by 1819 in |
23 | Jefferson, Thomas | Clinton, DeWitt | Thomas Jefferson to DeWitt Clinton, 14 April 1817 | 1817-04-14 | Clinton, DeWitt; and Erie Canal [index entry] Erie Canal [index entry] |
24 | Watson, Elkanah | Jefferson, Thomas | Elkanah Watson to Thomas Jefferson, 24 April 1817 | 1817-04-24 | ...supporter of the construction of the Erie Canal and the movement to establish local... |
25 | Clinton, DeWitt | Jefferson, Thomas | DeWitt Clinton to Thomas Jefferson, 25 April 1817 | 1817-04-25 | Clinton, DeWitt; and Erie Canal [index entry] Erie Canal [index entry] |
26 | Briggs, Isaac | Jefferson, Thomas | Isaac Briggs to Thomas Jefferson, 9 May 1817 | 1817-05-09 | Briggs, Isaac; and Erie Canal [index entry] Clinton, DeWitt; and Erie Canal [index entry] |
27 | Briggs, Isaac | Jefferson, Thomas | Isaac Briggs to Thomas Jefferson, 15 May 1817 | 1817-05-15 | of a section of the Erie Canal, for the Erie Canal while |
28 | Eddy, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomas Eddy to Thomas Jefferson, 16 May 1817 | 1817-05-16 | Erie Canal [index entry] |
29 | Jefferson, Thomas | Briggs, Isaac | Thomas Jefferson to Isaac Briggs, 18 May 1817 | 1817-05-18 | Briggs, Isaac; and Erie Canal [index entry] Erie Canal [index entry] |
30 | Briggs, Isaac | Jefferson, Thomas | Isaac Briggs to Thomas Jefferson, 21 May 1817 | 1817-05-21 | Briggs, Isaac; and Erie Canal [index entry] Clinton, DeWitt; and Erie Canal [index entry] |
31 | Jefferson, Thomas | Ticknor, George | Thomas Jefferson to George Ticknor, [before 6 June … | 1817-06-06 | Erie Canal [index entry] |
32 | Jefferson, Thomas | Humboldt, Alexander von | Thomas Jefferson to Alexander von Humboldt, 13 June … | 1817-06-13 | Erie Canal [index entry] |
33 | Jefferson, Thomas | Kosciuszko, Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Andrzej Bonawentura | Thomas Jefferson to Tadeusz Kosciuszko, 15 June 1817 | 1817-06-15 | Erie Canal [index entry] |
34 | Kosciuszko, Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Andrzej Bonawentura | Jefferson, Thomas | Tadeusz Kosciuszko to Thomas Jefferson, 15 September … | 1817-09-15 | Erie Canal [index entry] |
35 | Briggs, Isaac | Jefferson, Thomas | Isaac Briggs to Thomas Jefferson, 17 November 1817 | 1817-11-17 | Briggs, Isaac; and Erie Canal [index entry] Erie Canal [index entry] |
36 | Monroe, James | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Monroe, 5 February 1820 | 1820-02-05 | ..., 1825–28, he spearheaded efforts to construct the Erie Canal, which successfully opened in... |
37 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 27 March 1820 | 1820-03-27 | was the Erie Canal. |
38 | Jay, Peter Augustus | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 12 May 1820 | 1820-05-12 | ...company began construction in 1817 on the Erie Canal after the sale was completed by a... |
39 | Jefferson, Thomas | Watson, Elkanah | Thomas Jefferson to Elkanah Watson, 16 May 1820 | 1820-05-16 | Jefferson, Thomas; Opinions on; Erie Canal [index entry] |
40 | Briggs, Isaac | Isaac Briggs’s Account of a Meeting with Madison [1 … | 1820-11-01 | ...worked as an engineer on several canal projects, including the Erie Canal ( | |
41 | Banyer, Maria Jay | Jay, Peter Augustus | Maria Jay Banyer to Peter Augustus Jay, 27[–28] June … | ≈1821-06-27 | ...tourist route through Upstate New York, the Erie Canal route to Niagara Falls. The post... |
42 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 12 November 1821 | 1821-11-12 | was the Erie Canal. |
43 | Jay, Peter Augustus | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 22 November 1821 | 1821-11-22 | The Erie Canal. See also ...politician, Convention delegate, Erie Canal Commissioner (1816... |
44 | Joy, George | Madison, James | To James Madison from George Joy, 2 January 1822 | 1822-01-02 | ...), commenting on a book about the construction of the Erie Canal and on a volume of the |
45 | Spafford, Horatio Gates | Madison, James | To James Madison from Horatio Gates Spafford, 25 … | 1822-11-25 | .... The Contractors on three half miles of the Erie Canal, have used 3 tons of cast-steel this... |
46 | Watson, Elkanah | Adams, John | To John Adams from Elkanah Watson, 17 December 1822 | 1822-12-17 | correct Map of the rout of the Erie Canal extant—On that account it is valuable—It contains also... |
47 | Van Rensselaer, Stephen | Madison, James | To James Madison from Stephen Van Rensselaer, 4 … | 1823-02-04 | To the Gentlemen Residing in the Vicinity of the Erie Canal |
48 | Madison, James | Van Rensselaer, Stephen | From James Madison to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 11 … | 1823-02-11 | ...& agricultural survey of the vicinity of the Erie Canal. As far as my judgment extends, his... |
49 | Madison, James | Rensselaer, Stephen Van | From James Madison to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 6 May … | 1824-05-06 | ...and Agricultural Survey of the District Adjoining the Erie Canal in the State of New... |
50 | Austin, Charles | Madison, James | To James Madison from Charles Austin, 30 August 1824 | 1824-08-30 | ...York, whom I met this Summer on the Erie Canal conveying 250 Bushels to a friend of mine... |