Subject: Canals

This pamphlet presents the annual report of the Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania for the year 1828, its first year of operation (commencing March 17, 1828). The report details the company's activities, finances, and progress during that year. Jacob Gratz is listed as a manager (director) of the company in this report. Printed by Lydia R. Bailey.

Contract dated May 28, 1806, documenting the purchase of five shares in the Delaware and Schuylkill Canal by Solomon Lyon of Philadelphia for $755.78 from Benjamin R. Morgan. The contract details the financial transaction.

A stampless folded letter written on March 15, 1836, from Henry Moore in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Daniel Aqueco in Beaver, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses the appointment of engineers for canal routes to Erie, mentioning individuals like Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Livermore. Moore also describes his meetings with Mr. Moss, a Philadelphia banker, and comments on the view from the Pennsylvania state capitol and upcoming political events.

Two-page, stampless letter written by Jacob F. Levy to William Augustine Washington on February 22, 1796. Levy discusses monies owed to Washington, acting as his agent, the sale of shares, crop prices, and inquires about Washington's ownership of shares in the Potomac Canal. The letter originates from Baltimore, Maryland, and is addressed to Washington in Haywood, Virginia.