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Ohio by Lucas Seeks Immediate Canal Completion
Governor Robert Lucas argues for rapid completion of the Wabash and Erie canal linking Maumee Bay to the Ohio line, detailing land sales, alternates, valuations, and funding from canal lands to support extensive public works and future rail and seaport connections. He cites incurred costs, sales receipts, and policy measures to prevent speculation while urging continued state growth and unity.
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Indiana
Indiana State Line
General Land Office
United States
Board of Public
Maumee Bay
Congress
Ohio
Ans
Lima Land District
Lima
Defiance
Bucyrus Land District
Rapide
Maumee
Indian Reserve
Lochaoa Canal
General Assembly
Canal Fund
Cincinnati
Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Board of Public Works
Miami Canal
Auglaize River
Miami
Ohio Canals
Treasury
A. Kelly
Zanesville
Hocking
Vince Wiaig
State Line
Charleettn
Baltimore
Wheeling
Cincinnnu
Ohio Canal
Auditor of State
Wabash and Erie Canal
Algo
Brownstown
U. States
Lake Erie
Connecticut Reserve
Lower Sandusky
Greenville
Territory of
Michigan
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Boundary Line
Office of the Treasury of the
Connecticut Western Reserve
Congress of the United States
State of
Council O
Union
Robert Lucas
Columbus