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Scope and Contents: Includes extracts of letters from Colden of W8shington. Congratulations offered on turn of affairs with hopes that this will deter further attempts to destroy those rights "which are sacred, if anything like Sovereignty is allowed the State." Report on Richmond & Chancellor. Extract of letter from Colden, Washington, March: Conversation with Pinkney who understands case and is confident of decided opinion on our favor. Some dissention among opposite...

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River opening fast so Richmond will reach Albany on first or second trip. Statement of schedule of North River Steam Boat Line to be inserted in papers in New York and Albany. Reference to Post Master General. Request for hands to be employed each trip to put wood on board. Occupied in copying Golden's papers from Washington.

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Board meeting called for Wednesday as the Company has arrived at a crisis and Townsend's presence requested. Thomas Wiswall summoned to come immediately to take charge of Richmond. No time to give information now.

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Refers to interview with Vice President who inquired for Albany friends. Discussion of a draft which the Vice President thought had been met through Shepherd and Boyd but which he agrees to pay since debt remains. Comment on Rhind's conduct in ostensibly making arrangements with James for purchase of bread &c., securing prices and terms, and then giving contract to his neighbor.

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Report on ice in River, progress of Richmond, Capt. B. to return today fearing river may close, ice is fast from Crum Elbow to the flatts about 10 miles. Suggest giving advice to passengers.

Scope and Contents: Explanation of the suspending of conveyance of mail by boat until the legal right to navigate the Hudson has been established, with reference to the law granting an exclusive right to navigate the Hudson by vessel propelled by steam still in force and that a question of the validity of that grant is before the Supreme Court of the United States, with statement that addressee has no right to run such a vessel on that run. Statement to effect that this was not...

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Statement that Trip reached dock Sunday morning with 126 casks of nails on board for New York with request that they be forwarded by first vessel. Request for one or two chaldrons of sea coal until some arrives from New York, in your next purchase add 10 or 12 chaldron for us. Request for Trip to bring coal up this time as we are out, and to send by him two dozen 13 inch files from Godfrey & Townsend. Shall send bill of nails by mail.

Scope and Contents: Trouble expected from two worthy Captains so suggest inquiry be made about freight as soon as possible. B. has already taken away some of the hands end probably will take all the rest. (Assume B. to mean Bartholomew). Messrs. Colden, Lynch, Eckford, and Rhind went on board the U. States - evident they have some plan to be put in operation for which we must be prepared. Requests Capt. Wiswall to bring down a few chairs from the Paragon for the office. Fire-Fly proves...

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Statement of having left the boat twice in succession at Hudson due to business for the boat with promise to explain all when reaching Albany.

Scope and Contents: The United States will start tomorrow and so make first trip before we can act. Papers are ready and if she starts they will bf forwarded by the Chancellor. Mr. Livingston will execute them at Hudson 8nd send them on to Townsend - when the war will commence. Placed a share in Pennsylvania and one in Jersey. Statement of supplies -hams and tongues, cords of wood - menus, plan for serving cold dinners on boats, rates for cooking &c. The United States tried...