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A Guide to the Caffrey and Carpenter versus Wellington Gordon exhibit book, 1847-1854 Caffrey and Carpenter versus Wellington Gordon exhibit book, 1847-1854 1106790

A Guide to the Caffrey and Carpenter versus Wellington Gordon exhibit book, 1847-1854

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Barcode number: 1106790


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1106790
Title
Caffrey and Carpenter versus Wellington Gordon exhibit book, 1847-1854
Physical Characteristics
1 v.
Collector
Fauquier County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Caffrey and Carpenter versus Wellington Gordon exhibit book, 1847-1854. Local government records collection, Fauquier previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Fauquier previous hit County .

Historical Information

An act of the General Assembly passed 9 February 1811 authorized formation of the previous hit Rappahannock  next hit Company for the purpose of opening and improving navigation of the previous hit Rappahannock  next hit River from the basin at Fredericksburg to the mouth of Carter's Run in Fauquier previous hit County  next hit. Construction on the canal was intermittent over the next thirty years due to natural and financial obstacles. Wellington Gordon was hired as contractor to complete the project but resigned in 1847 November after a severe flood caused serious damage to the canal. Caffrey and Carpenter was one of the companies contracted by Gordon to work on the previous hit Rappahannock  next hit Canal.

Scope and Content

Caffrey and Carpenter versus Wellington Gordon exhibit book, 1847-1854, records contracts, proposals from various companies, and specifications related to the construction of dams and locks for a canal along the previous hit Rappahannock  next hit River. It was used as evidence to prove Gordon's failure to complete construction of the canal.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Gordon, Wellington.

    • Corporate Names:

  • Fauquier previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • previous hit Rappahannock  next hit Company (Fauquier previous hit County  next hit, Va.)

    • Subjects:

  • Canals -- Design and construction.
  • Canals -- Virginia -- Fauquier previous hit County  next hit.
  • Dams -- Virginia -- Fauquier previous hit County  next hit.
  • Locks (Hydraulic engineering) -- Virginia -- Fauquier previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Fauquier previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
  • previous hit Rappahannock  next hit River (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Contracts -- Virginia -- Fauquier previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Fauquier previous hit County  next hit.
  • Proposals -- Virginia -- Fauquier previous hit County  next hit.
  • Specifications -- Virginia -- Fauquier previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Fauquier County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
  • Rappahannock River (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
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