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MSA SC 5796-3-2
Collection	Potomac History (PotomacHistory website) Collection
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Dates	1768
Medium	Original
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Storage	Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.
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Chapter 5. The Act is entitled "An Act to prevent any obstruction of the navigation in the river Patowmack." In the whereas clause, it states that it is a response to concern that "water carriage is greatly obstructed by erecting fish-dams above the falls in the river Patowmack, and also in Monocacy river." The law applies to the stretch of the Potomac between Great fish dams or "any heap of stones, or other erection whatsoever," allowing specifically for the construction of bridges across the Monocacy, provided that there issufficient provision for "boats and other vessels ofburthen" to make it through. [as] Virginia exhibit 12

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