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An account of tunnel:::: and aqueducts vfoitcd in En1lnnd, a.nd mrticularly of a.n o.quccJucL ovc.a.• tl1e l1lvc1� 1)1...c L, ilorGh . ::!.lcG, conolstine of "19 u .. cchc.J of cc1al:i ·i.ron ribuut, L/:) f cc t npa.n each sup1)or tcd bJ pillUJ.'D o.r hc;n1 atone up\,c.rdo or 120 feet l i{th; Lhc �.L.Lc.1.·,.ay, Lo.1lug pa.th c.:o.d 1\'.liline t.rc all caot iron. 11 / 3 ... il1fon sllioL, Clerk's cc,·tificul.,c of patent right to C HvacJ hite to a ccr.o 1t, of r.ilich d,3.:;c.1.•l_ptio11 or fo1·11ula. iG certified in C'1nvo.ss ,.hito•s o,:n lrn.ncl. Vcbru.trJ 1, 1820.

4. PotitioJl of Cru1va.s3 ,.1iito to Ileill"'Y Clay, � cerct[I.I',Y of .'.Jc· io, on the nubj cct of a. let l,or pa Lent ob blued on Fcbru.'"!..l·.f 1, 1820 by Cc.nv�su �.:hito .is patcnLce of o.n }1yclcaul.ic ccmonL. Recorded J._nlli"'.l.'Y 20, 1J2,. - In Ccn1J"r;:m .,hitc•s Oim lio.nd e;xccpt for eJ.1dorscr1enG. 5. no. 16B in As::icm:Jly, 1··, .. ch lG 1824} ( � �).) 6. Ho. 196 in A�scmbly, ADril 2, 'lu24. • noports it1dic:..tine CQ.llV,'.'lG:J .. hitc•sriGh tr, as pa.tcntco .for his cer.:ont, supno.1.· tcd by st.-...-t 01tcnts, froIJBc11ja.uiu .ri�ht llrlcl JJo .. itt Clinton.

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8. Co.nva.so r:JliLc to �anuol liiffl:i.n, bsq. (r.resiaeJ1L of Unioa Ca.i1ul Co,1p.my),f'ron nc-.-, Yorl·, July 10, 1823.ll. D. A'Ltn.chccl to this in Canvaoo hHc I s hllild arc dcscdptionoof procc,.,ocs i.ri I ul.ing ccoont.9o Cenvaos i11i.Le to his bro�hcr (Hugh Hl.:Hc Jr.), fron TI'omelsclo:cf, Augunt 12, 1823. (d.B. C·invaso .. 'hitc io Iio\7 uoI'king for tLc Urtion c.-1w.l Conp['ny)

10. Jrn. 111:. ln Aosc@bly, 1825. A com Htee re.port, coni.'ir1Jin3 Canv .... os. }iltc •s i·lgl t to hia ccncnt, dcs!)ito tlle objcct�ons oi'. '1'ir:1oi,l1y nrorm ll.Ild the latter's petition for iooffl;i.fi� A.l'f\,�c.� •

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