Report of W.B. Thompson, assistant engineer, on the Lynchburg and Tennessee Rail-Road.

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Author / Creator:	Thompson, William Beverhout, 1804 or 1805-1867, author.
Imprint:	[Richmond, Virginia?] : [publisher not identified], [1837]
Description:	1 online resource (5 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Doc. ; no. 17 House document (Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates) ; 1837 session, no. 17.
Subject:	Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company. Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company. Railroads -- Virginia -- Design and construction -- 19th century. Railroads -- Virginia -- Planning -- 19th century. Railroads -- Design and construction. Railroads -- Planning. Virginia.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12874461

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Notes:	Letter of transmittal, dated 3rd January, 1837, is addressed to the Speaker of the House of Delegates and is signed by Wyndham Roberts, Pres't of the Board of Public Works. A second letter, dated January 3rd, 1837, is addressed to the President and Directors of the Board of Public Works and is signed by Chas. B. Shaw, Pr. Eng'r. Online resource; title from PDF cover (LLMC Digital, viewed December 13, 2021)
Summary:	1837 report of W.B. Thompson, Assistant Engineer, surveying the route for the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad, transmitted to the House of Delegates by the Board of Public Works. Of note, on the final page Thompson indicated he would next provide a cost estimate; this was not included in this document.

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