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Report of the commissioners, appointed by an Act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, an act to provide for the improvement of the internal navigation of the state, passed April 8th, 1811, for the consideration of all matters relating to the said Inland Navigation. ; title page.

Title page of a forty page report is the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris, S. Van…

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Report of the commissioners, appointed by an act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, an act to provide for the improvement of the internal navigation of the state, passed April 8th, 1811, for the consideration of all matters relating to the said Inland Navigation.

This forty page report is the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris, S. Van Rennsselaer,…