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EricRoscoe at Jul 10, 2020 08:22 PM

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1827.

The contractors are to commence boating the stones up here tomorrow and father will commence laying them as soon as the water is down, which will probably be May or June.

You must not be homesick, if you are I would advise you to take a good dose of goodnature, mixed with 2/3 weight of content, if this is not sufficient, you are to double the dose, adding a little goodwill towards your friends and your affectionate brother,

I.A. Lapham.

D. Lapham.
Hamilton O.

Shippingsport Ky. June 24th, 1827.

Dear Sir:

I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th of Dec. and the first number of vol. 12 of the American Journal.***

If you want any information relating to the canal around the rapids of the Ohio, inform me, and I will cheerfully give you such information as I am capable of.

Very respectfully,

Increase A. Lapham.

New Haven.

Prof. B. Silliman.

New Haven July 22nd, 1827.

Dear Sir,

*** I shall be much obliged to you to give me any and every information in your power relative to the canal around the rapids of the Ohio, with permission to insert in the Journal of Science. Any other information which you may communicate will be acceptable, and I thank you for your disposition to increase the subscription of the Journal.

I remain yr. obt & oblgd. servt.

B. Sillman.

Mr. Lapham.

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1827.

The contractors are to commence boating the stones up here tomorrow and father will commence laying them as soon as the water is down, which will probably be May or June.

You must not be homesick, if you are I would advise you to take a good dose of goodnature, mixed with 2/3 weight of content, if this is not sufficient, you are to double the dose, adding a little goodwill towards your friends and your affectionate brother,

I.A. Lapham.

D. Lapham.
Hamilton O.

Shippingsport Ky. June 24th, 1827.

Dear Sir:

I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th of Dec. and the first number of vol. 12 of the American Journal.***

If you want any information relating to the canal around the rapids of the Ohio, inform me, and I will cheerfully give you such information as I am capable of.

Very respectfully,

Increase A. Lapham.

New Haven.

Prof. B. Silliman.

New Haven July 22nd, 1827.

Dear Sir,