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524 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
The first legislative step to effect the object Avas taken by the Legislature of
Maryland, who, on the 7th of December, 1799, passed a law to incorporate a
company by the name of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company. By
this Act, Tobias Rudolph, and William Alexander, of Elkton, Dr. William
Matthews and Samuel Davis, at the head of Sassafras River, in Kent County,
Richard Tilghman, fourth, and William Barroll, of Chestertown, Richard'
Tilghman Earle, and James Clayland, Jr., of Centreville, and James Earle,
Jr., and Owen Kennard, of Easton, Avere authorized to co-operate Avith the
States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, in the cutting of a canal between the
Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River, and to open books for subscriptions
to the amount of $500,000, in shares of $200 each. This Act, hoAvever, was
not to take effect until the Legislature of Pennsylvania should declare the
Susquehannah River to be a highway, and authorize individuals or bodies
corporate to remove obstructions therein, Avithin a period not exceeding
three years, from the first day of March, 1800.1
It Avas not, however, until the second Monday in May, 1803, that a sufficient number of shares were subscribed to complete the organization of the
company. At that time a large meeting of the stockholders assembled at
Wilmington, where they elected William Tilghman, afterAvards Chief Justice
of the State of Pennsylvania, J. C. Fisher, George Fox, Joshua Gilpin, for
Pennsylvania; Mr. Tatnall, Mr. Johns and James Bayard, of Delaware, and
Messrs. Chew, Gale and Adlum, for Maryland, as their president and directors.
They chose as engineers and surveyors, Benjamin H. Latrobe, Cornelius
HoAvard, brother of General John Eager Howard, and Mr. Thompson, of
Pennsylvania. To these Avas added Mr. Blaney, of New Castle, Delaware.
After numerous surveys, the route by the way of Elk River was decided upon
and the Avork commenced on the 2d of May, 1804, and Avas continued with
various interruptions until the 4th of July, 1829, when it Avas completed, and
water admitted into the whole line.
On the 26th of November, 1784, James Rumsey, a native of Cecil County,
petitioned the legislature for the passage of an Act "vesting in him the sole
and exclusive right, privilege and benefit of constructing, navigating and
employing boats constructed upon a model by him neAvly invented, upon the
creeks, rivers and bays Avithin this State." It Avas read and referred to Messrs.
McMechen, O'Neale and G. Scott. After some consideration the committee
1 llAs early as 1783, the Legislature of Mary- Johnson and Muir, Josias Carvil
land passed an Act incorporating Sam'l Hughes, Hall, Richard Potts, Daniel Hughes, Jeremiah
William Augustine Washington, Clement Hoi- Townley Chase, John Rodgers, Charles Carroll,
lyday, Nathaniel Ramsay, William Smith, Wm. of Carrollton, Edward Lloyd, James Murray,
Goodwin, Samuel Smith, Archibald McCalister, Otho Holland Williams and Henry Lee, a body
Robert Ballard, Thomas Russell, Daniel Bowley, corporate under the name of " The Proprietors
William Neill, Charles Ridgely, John Eager of the Susquehannah Canal," for the purpose of
Howard, Samuel and Robert Purviance. George "making the river Susquehannah navigable
Leggett, Robert Young Stokes, Benedict Ed- from the line of this State to tide-water."—
ward Hall, AVilliam Smith, Aquila Hall, John Hanson's Laws.
Churchman, Daniel Durbin, Thomas Peters, A law of similar effect was passed by the Legis-
Jtichard Ridgely, John Davidson, Wallace, lature of Pennsylvania.
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000567 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 524 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. The first legislative step to effect the object Avas taken by the Legislature of Maryland, who, on the 7th of December, 1799, passed a law to incorporate a company by the name of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company. By this Act, Tobias Rudolph, and William Alexander, of Elkton, Dr. William Matthews and Samuel Davis, at the head of Sassafras River, in Kent County, Richard Tilghman, fourth, and William Barroll, of Chestertown, Richard' Tilghman Earle, and James Clayland, Jr., of Centreville, and James Earle, Jr., and Owen Kennard, of Easton, Avere authorized to co-operate Avith the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, in the cutting of a canal between the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River, and to open books for subscriptions to the amount of $500,000, in shares of $200 each. This Act, hoAvever, was not to take effect until the Legislature of Pennsylvania should declare the Susquehannah River to be a highway, and authorize individuals or bodies corporate to remove obstructions therein, Avithin a period not exceeding three years, from the first day of March, 1800.1 It Avas not, however, until the second Monday in May, 1803, that a sufficient number of shares were subscribed to complete the organization of the company. At that time a large meeting of the stockholders assembled at Wilmington, where they elected William Tilghman, afterAvards Chief Justice of the State of Pennsylvania, J. C. Fisher, George Fox, Joshua Gilpin, for Pennsylvania; Mr. Tatnall, Mr. Johns and James Bayard, of Delaware, and Messrs. Chew, Gale and Adlum, for Maryland, as their president and directors. They chose as engineers and surveyors, Benjamin H. Latrobe, Cornelius HoAvard, brother of General John Eager Howard, and Mr. Thompson, of Pennsylvania. To these Avas added Mr. Blaney, of New Castle, Delaware. After numerous surveys, the route by the way of Elk River was decided upon and the Avork commenced on the 2d of May, 1804, and Avas continued with various interruptions until the 4th of July, 1829, when it Avas completed, and water admitted into the whole line. On the 26th of November, 1784, James Rumsey, a native of Cecil County, petitioned the legislature for the passage of an Act "vesting in him the sole and exclusive right, privilege and benefit of constructing, navigating and employing boats constructed upon a model by him neAvly invented, upon the creeks, rivers and bays Avithin this State." It Avas read and referred to Messrs. McMechen, O'Neale and G. Scott. After some consideration the committee 1 llAs early as 1783, the Legislature of Mary- Johnson and Muir, Josias Carvil land passed an Act incorporating Sam'l Hughes, Hall, Richard Potts, Daniel Hughes, Jeremiah William Augustine Washington, Clement Hoi- Townley Chase, John Rodgers, Charles Carroll, lyday, Nathaniel Ramsay, William Smith, Wm. of Carrollton, Edward Lloyd, James Murray, Goodwin, Samuel Smith, Archibald McCalister, Otho Holland Williams and Henry Lee, a body Robert Ballard, Thomas Russell, Daniel Bowley, corporate under the name of " The Proprietors William Neill, Charles Ridgely, John Eager of the Susquehannah Canal," for the purpose of Howard, Samuel and Robert Purviance. George "making the river Susquehannah navigable Leggett, Robert Young Stokes, Benedict Ed- from the line of this State to tide-water."— ward Hall, AVilliam Smith, Aquila Hall, John Hanson's Laws. Churchman, Daniel Durbin, Thomas Peters, A law of similar effect was passed by the Legis- Jtichard Ridgely, John Davidson, Wallace, lature of Pennsylvania. |
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