New-York, 13th January, 1816. Sir, At a numerous and respectable meeting of the citizens of New-York, held on the 30th day of December last, a memorial to the state Legislature, in favour of a canal navigation between Lake Erie and the tide-waters of the Hudson, was unanimously adopted ; and we were appointed a committee to correspond with other counties and states on this subject

"New-York, 13th January, 1816. Sir, At a numerous and respectable meeting of the citizens of New-York, held on the 30th day of December last, a memorial to the state Legislature, in favour of a canal navigation between Lake Erie and the tide-waters of the Hudson, was unanimously adopted ; and we were appointed a committee to correspond with other counties and states on this subject"@en