Correspondence on Internal Improvements

Mainly letters to Mathew Carey, Philadelphia publisher and economist, and his associates relating to internal improvements, particularly the revival of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company in 1821 and the establishment of the Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Internal Improvements in 18...

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Main Author: Carey, Mathew 1760-1839 (Creator)
Collection:Correspondence On Internal Improvements
Collection Number:LCP.in.HSP59
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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520 |a Mainly letters to Mathew Carey, Philadelphia publisher and economist, and his associates relating to internal improvements, particularly the revival of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company in 1821 and the establishment of the Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Internal Improvements in 1825. Correspondents include Joshua Gilpin and Harm Jan Huidekoper. Other miscellaneous papers include notes on various Philadelphia institutions and charitable societies, possibly in preparation for Picture of Philadelphia, a guide to the city. 
541 1 |a Bequest of Mathew Carey.; 1839 acquired 
650 7 |a Internal Improvements--Canals--Delaware  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Internal Improvements--Canals--Maryland  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Internal Improvements--Canals--Pennsylvania  |2 Local sources 
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