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Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James River and Kanawha Company Papers - John Jordan, RHS Coll. 0068, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Scope and Contents

This file consists of a contract for locks between the James River and Kanawha Company and James Jordan, dated November 26th, 1835. The contract also includes specification for locks, articles of agreement, and a signature by James Cabell. The file additionally includes a letter to John Jordan from W.P. Munford noting that a lock contract has been voided (dated October 3rd, 1830). Finally, the file contains a page of handwritten notes on financing for the lock, as well as participant investors.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Canals -- Administration
• Canals -- Conservation and restoration
• Curry, David P.
• Dold family
• James River and Kanawha Company (Richmond, Va.)
• Jordan's Point
• Jordan, John
• Letcher, John
• Letcher, S. H. (Samuel Houston)
• Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
• Virginia -- James River
• Virginia -- James River and Kanawha Canal