Indiana Canal and Railroad Support Provisions Enacted
The act confirms state guarantees for canal profits and directs land plats from donated Wabash and Erie lands. It authorizes the Board of Internal Improvement to survey lands, issue plats, and forward copies to federal and state offices. It also empowers purchase of locomotives and cars for the Madison and Indianapolis railroad and to establish depots funded from existing railroad appropriations. Approved February 19, 1838.
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United States
Indiana
Wabash and Erie Canal
Congress
State Board of Internal Improvement
Board of Internal Improvement
Madison
Indianapolis
Tho. J. Evans
House of Representatives
David Hillis
Senate
David Wallace
Indiana canal protection act detailing penalties and tolls
The document lays out a comprehensive framework for protecting state canals, setting offenses and fines for damaging embankments locks gates and navigation obstructions. It creates toll collection rules, portage and registry requirements, bridge specifications, and authority for the Board of Internal Improvement to set rates, hire collectors and regulate canal use.
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General Assembly
State of
Indiana
Board of Internal Improvement
Internal Improvement Fund
Circuit Court
Board of
Wabash and Erie Canal
Tippecanoe River
Soan
Wisconsin Territory Letter Paints Lush Wisconsin Prospects
A published extract claims Wisconsin offers milder winters prairies and rich soil. It touts low land prices at 125 per acre, high wages for laborers and mechanics, strong farming prospects, abundant game, and rapid territorial growth with Black Hawk purchase surveys advancing toward markets via rail and canal routes.
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Wisconsin
Atkinson
Saturday Evening Post
Pennsylvania
U. States
Black Hawk Purchase
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Dubuque
Lake Superior
New Jersey
Black Hawk
Iowa
An Affair of Honor
A dialogue depicts two men debating a duel where one laments harming a gentleman and fears the risk of death, revealing reluctance to kill and concern over the opponent’s likely prowess. The exchange centers on pride, honor, and the ethics of taking a life.
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Veevee Weles General Land ‘Office of
The
United State
Roewwewy
Auditor of Public
Board of Internal Improvement and Auditor of State
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