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...the tops from which position he was released by the other men without injury to his person.
The returning from the upper end of the canal I assisted in making out to report and then copied them. Mr. Goodwin happened to be down when I got them done - he had the goodness to carry them up and thus saved me the trouble. I was at the bridge nearly all afternoon.
Saturday May 23d
I went up the canal this morning and then went to Louisville - In the afternoon I drew a small plan of the locks for myself...
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...got a letter from D. Lapham stating that Pazzi had got into the office of the Scioto Gazette and from him recd. that paper. He will probably remain there for 3 years.
Some appearances of rain, river falling - The work on the canal in general does not progress as well and as rapidly as it did last year at this time - We have now only about 300 men then we had more than double that number engaged. The bridge however forms an exception - the 3 centres are up, one arch is nearly turned - the rest in a forward state - the whole will be done within...
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