Schuylkill Navigation, 1797
Scope and Contents
Schuylkill Navigation, (c. 1797) - The Memorial of the Subscribers (single page printed document addresses to the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly regarding a petition to incorporate a company to build a complete dam canal and lock navigation from Philadelphia to near Pottsville in the County of Schuylkill. Signatures on the document: Jacob Roop, Daniel DeBeauville, Jonathan Childs, Stephen Whitman, William French, Michael Thomas, Silas Wilson, T. Butler, Absolom Williams, Archibald Wilson, Andrew French, William Sinclair, Jedidiah Strong, Benjamin Carpenter, Stephen Boisbuntt, Baultis(?) Beck, George Fittbautt(?), Alexander Proveet, Casper Wett, John McClure, Joseph Roop, Jacob Lentz, Samuel Bringhurst, Christopher Wolf, Nicholas Spelman, Patrick Mooney, Isaac Forrett(?), Thomas Mayall(?), William Em(?), John Neveil, Samuel Mechlin Jr, John Ennis, H. Runkelfer, (?)Jos. Zach(?) Smith, John Wilson, Thomas H. Norton, John Bockins, Barnet Adams, Matthias Wilt, Jon Walker, Conrad Carpenter, Wilfred(?) Jacoby, Charles Redheffer, Burd Patterson, George Shugard, John Linck, E. Thomas, Andreas Bitting, Henry Cress, Isaac Benner, John Peters, Martin Cummins(?), John Beuil, Andrew Wentz, Cornelius Roop, John Miller, John Rex, (?)Johannes Spaten(?), Jacob Haas, George Hocker, Jacob Guyer, Andrew Ardman, Christopher Yeakle, Jacob Lentz Senior, Peter Maison, Daniel Fessmire(?).
Dates
- Creation: 1797
Creator
- From the Collection: Samuel Wetherill Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Wetherill, Samuel, 1736 -1816 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wetherill, Joseph, b. 1747/8 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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