Finding aid for the Alexander B. McFarlan Papers
Title:
Alexander B. McFarlan Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
McFarlan, Alexander B.
Dates:
1819-1866
Quantity:
1.60 linear feet (4 containers)
Abstract:
 Alexander B. McFarlan was the Superintendent of masonry and inspector of cement for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, legal papers, and notebooks relating to McFarlan's role in the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Identification:
MS 3197
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Alexander B. McFarlan Papers, 1819-1866 and undated, consist of correspondence, diaries, legal papers, and notebooks relating to McFarlan's role in the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

The letters and papers of Alexander B. McFarlan relate mainly to the work done on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, for which McFarlan acted as Superintendent of Masonry and Inspector of Cement. A number of personal letters are also included.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Canal construction workers -- United States -- Correspondence.
Canals -- United States -- Design and construction.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
McFarlan, Alexander B.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3197 Alexander B. McFarlan Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Processing Information

Processed by Carole E. Fryer in 1962.


Detailed Description of The Collection



Alexander B. McFarlan Papers, 1819-1866; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1-3
Correspondence received by Alexander B. McFarlan, 1829-1866




Box 1 / Folder 4
Letters collected by Alexander B. McFarlan, mainly relating to engineering matters, 1825-1866




Box 2 / Folder 1-4
Correspondence sent by Alexander B. McFarlan, 1825-1866




Box 2 / Folder 5
Records of letters removed to "Memorial Family Record", undated




Box 3 / Folder 1-3
Miscellaneous papers, including financial records, reports, and specifications, 1819-1866




Box 3 / Folder 4
Miscellaneous printed material, dates vary




Box 3 / Folder 5
Legal papers, 1821-1852




Box 3 / Folder 6
Cement returns for the Cumberland Steam Mill, 1839




Box 4
28 notebooks, diaries, specification notebooks, and other types of notebooks, 1821-1860