Letter, Barnes Blanchard, Salina, New York, to Mr Hazen Blanchard, Peacham, Vermont, 20 July 1828

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Identifier: MSN/EA 5031-33

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Letter, Barnes Blanchard, Salina, New York, to Mr Hazen Blanchard, Peacham, Vermont, Address Leaf

Scope and Contents

Writing from the vicinity of Syracuse, Barnes reports that he is in good health following an ankle injury suffered in the spring. Goes on to mention construction of the Oswego Canal (linking the Erie Canal with Lake Ontario); French-Canadian, Irish, and German immigration into central New York; and the Anti-Masonic Party.