Moncure Robinson, Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, to his father, John Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, 1829

Containers:
Box 2, Folder 72
Scope and content:

Scope and Contents His hope to find a satisfactory route for the railroad through the Allegheny mountains, "a department of my profession, in which few American Engineers have as yet embarked"; he hopes to help Cary in New York with capital, as well as helping to pay off his father's debts.

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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