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 20th Congress, 
 \st Session, 
 
 [Doc. No. 172.] 
 
 Ho. OF 11 EPS. 
 
 J far Dcpt. 
 
 INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. 
 
 mmssmm 
 
 THE SECRETARY OF WAR, 
 
 TRANSMITTING THE 
 
 Information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 19th Dec. 1826, 
 
 I2f HELATIOX TO TOE 
 
 -WORKS OF XirTERN-iVZ. XIAF R O VE MZSZTT 
 
 WHICH HAVE BEEN UNDBRTAKEN Oil PROJECTED BY 
 
 THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT, 
 
 FROM THE YEAR 1824 TO THE YEAR 1826, INCLUSIVE, 8tc. 
 
 March 4, 182^. 
 Read, and laid upon tlie table. 
 
 WASHINGTON : 
 
 I'HIXTJO nr GALES SJ seato??. 
 Ifi28,
 
 [Doc. No. 172.] 
 
 
 War Department, March 3, 1828. 
 
 Sir : In obedience to the directions of the President of the United 
 States, and in conformity with a resolution of the House of Represen- 
 tatives, of December 19th, 1826,1 have the honor of submitting a 
 statement of the different works of '' internal improvement, compris- 
 ing routes for roads and canals ; attempts to improve the navigation 
 of rivers, lakes, creeks, and bays ; and to protect coasts and islands ; 
 that have been undertaken or projected by the Fedei'al Government, 
 within the different States and Territories, from the year 1824 to 
 1826, inclusive, so as to show how many works, and of what kinds, 
 have been undertaken or projected in each State and Territory, with- 
 in that time ; the amount intended or deemed necessary to be expend- 
 ed in the execution of each work ; and the time which each will proba- 
 bly require for its completion." 
 
 The cause of the delay in furnishing this statement is explained in 
 the accompanying communication from the Chief Engineer. 
 
 «* I have the honor to be. 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 § JAMES BARBOUR. 
 
 « Hon. Andrew Stevenson, 
 
 — ' Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
 
 
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 [Doc. No. 172.] 
 
 Engineer Depaktment, March 3, 1828. 
 
 Siu : I Iitive tlic honor to pvcseiit Iiercwith a statenient, exhibiting 
 the lunnber and designation of ihe dillercni uotks ofiiitoinal impiovc- 
 ment, con»pii.sing routes lor roads and canals: attenij)ts to improve 
 the navigation of rivers, lakes, creeks, and bays ; and to protect 
 coasts and islands that have been undertaken or projected by the Fe- 
 deral Government, within the different States and I'crritorics, from 
 the year 1854 to tijc year !826, inclusive ; shewing, also, the amount 
 intended or deemed necessai'y to be expended in the execution of each 
 work ; and the time m hich eacli work will jirobahly j-equire for its 
 conjplction, fioin the comnicncement of the year 1827 ; prepared in 
 pursuance of your instructions, in conformity with a rcsolutitni of the 
 House of Representatives, of the 19th of December, 1826, calling for 
 the same. 
 
 This statement was prepared dui-ing the last session of Congress, 
 but, owing to the diliiculty of obtaining sufficient data wherewith to 
 make it, and tlie nun^erous calls made on the Departmejit for infor- 
 mation, during the session, it was not completed until thelast day of the 
 session, too late to bepresehted to tlie Speakei'of tlie House of Repre- 
 sentatives. It was returned to this office from the War Department, 
 with the intention of its being transmitted to Congress at the opening 
 of the ])rescnt Session, and. from ti)e [)ressureof business in this De- 
 partment, has been overlooked, until the introduction, by the Hon. 
 Mr. Wickliffe, of a resolution a few days ago, with a view to ascer- 
 tain the reason why tiic resolution of the House of the 19th of Decem- 
 ber, 1826, luid jiot been comj)lie<l with. 
 
 1 am, sir, 
 
 Vci'V respectfully, 
 
 Your obedicjit servant, 
 
 ALEX. MACOMB, 
 .V.'{/. Gen. Chifj' Engineer^ 
 
 Hon. J.vMi'.s Barbour, 
 
 Secn'Uu'ij of War.
 
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