Report of the first survey for the Welland Canal, from William Hamilton Merritt to Major Hillier, c. 1823

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Title

Report of the first survey for the Welland Canal, from William Hamilton Merritt to Major Hillier, c. 1823

Subject

First Welland Canal initial survey

Description

Reproduction of a report of the first survey for the Welland Canal, from William Hamilton Merritt to Major Hillier, c. 1823.

It consists of two letters from William Hamilton Merritt to Major Hillier, dated June 2, 1823 and September 22, 1823, finishing with a report of Hiram Tibbet from May 10, 1823.

The first sod was turned for the building of the canal on November 30, 1824 in Allanburg, Thorold.

Creator

William Hamilton Merritt, Hiram Tibbet, Welland County Historical Society

Source

Welland Public Library Local History Collection

Date

c. 1823

Rights

Public domain

Format

Booklet

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

LHC 386.470971338 Mer

Coverage

St. Catharines

Files

rtgb.pdf

Citation

William Hamilton Merritt, Hiram Tibbet, Welland County Historical Society, “Report of the first survey for the Welland Canal, from William Hamilton Merritt to Major Hillier, c. 1823,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11035.