Lot 1190: [ERIE CANAL.]

1. CLINTON, DEWITT. 1769-1828. 2 Documents Signed ("DeWitt Clinton"), 2 pp, 4to and 8vo, Albany, July 30 and December 10, 1817, the earlier document being minutes from a meeting of the Erie Canal Commissioners, the second being a resolution to pay $100,000 from the state of New York to the Canal Commission, both documents lightly creased, toning and tape repair to later document. Clinton served on the Erie Canal Commission from 1810 to 1824. As Governor of New York (an office he held at the time these documents were signed) Clinton shepherded the construction of the Erie Canal to completion.
2. ROOSEVELT, JAMES. 1828-1900. 2 Documents Signed, 2 pp, 4to, New York, July 2, 1866 and July 8, 1873, the earlier being a bond in the amount of $2000 issued by the Canal Department for the enlargement of the Erie, the Oswego, and the Cayuga and Seneca Canals, the later being a receipt issued at the redemption of the bond, bond with cancellations and loss, Roosevelt signature on verso; receipt with light creasing. The father of Franklin Delano Roosevelt invests in his state's infrastructure.
With miscellaneous documents, 1829-1868, relating to the various New York canals, including documents relating to the construction on the Chenango Canal, 1836; a series of checks from 1848 paying for canal advertisements in the New York Tribune; a note from a farmer claiming property damage by canal construction; and a roster of workers engaged in the construction of the Champlain Canal from September to October 1829.
With period newspapers covering canal news, 1822-1853.