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Documents relating to the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi River

Title
Documents relating to the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi River [electronic resource].
Publication
New-Orleans [La.] : C. Street, 1837.
Supplementary Content
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Details

Additional Authors
  • Chase, W. H. (William Henry), 1798-1870.
  • Stein, Albert, active 19th century.
  • Peters, Samuel Jarvis, 1801-1855.
  • New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
Description
82, xii p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.) : 1 fold. map; 18 cm.
Subject
  • Canals > Louisiana
  • Inland navigation > Louisiana
  • Mississippi River Delta (La.)
Note
  • Consists of a report to Charles Gratiot from William H. Chase, followed by several reports and proposals to the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce from Albert Stein, Archimedes [sic], C. Crozet, Richard Robertson, John Kilshaw, Jr., and William M'Cullagh.
  • "Report of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce, on the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi at its entrances"--xii p. at end. Recommending the plan of Albert Stein. Signed: "Sam'l. J. Peters, Wm. L. Hodge, Wm. Holmes, A. Quertier, Wm. G. Hewes, H.C. Cammack, James Dick."
  • "Printed by order of the New-Orleans Chamber of Commerce."
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 49550.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
TGPSM11-B1276
Title
Documents relating to the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi River [electronic resource].
Imprint
New-Orleans [La.] : C. Street, 1837.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Maritime.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Chase, W. H. (William Henry), 1798-1870.
Stein, Albert, active 19th century.
Peters, Samuel Jarvis, 1801-1855.
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
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