----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn" <ckstone@pwshift.com> To: <PALYCOMI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 6:00 AM Subject: Re: Lycoming College/Charles Dodson Eldred > I hope you don't object to my comment, but your exchange is being seen by > all. In my opinion, this language refers to him being trustee of the > canal. The LCHS has a photo of the West Branch Canal on their web page and > they might have documents relating to the trustees. See > http://www.lycoming.org/LCHSMuseum/views.htm . You contact them in any > event. Also there are several entries for the PA North Branch Canal if do a > search on www.google.com . Do an advanced search adding the word > Pennsylvania. > Carolyn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sholder, Kevin L" <KS100004@exchange.DAYTONOH.NCR.com> > To: <PALYCOMI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 1:46 AM > Subject: RE: Lycoming College/Charles Dodson Eldred > > > > Eldred, > > > > I look, but it sounds to me as though he was a trustee for the West Branch > > Canal, possibly. > > > > Kevin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ewa728@aol.com [mailto:Ewa728@aol.com] > > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 6:28 PM > > To: PALYCOMI-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Lycoming College/Charles Dodson Eldred > > > > > > Kevin, > > Thank you for the look-up. May I impose on you for one more thing? Could > > you tell me who sold the land that the Lycoming College bought to build > > their > > academy? I know you said that you did not see Charles D. Eldred as a > > trustee, but maybe I am reading the following incorrectly: > > > > "In 1868 he was appointed collector of tolls for the West Branch canal at > > Williamsport, and reappointed the two succeeding years. He was a trustee > > when the grounds were purchased on which Dickinson Seminary is located, > and > > the first part of that structure was erected during his term of > > trusteeship." > > > > Could this mean that he was a trustee with some outfit instead of a > trustee > > of Dickinson Seminary? > > Thanks for your help, > > Eldred > > > > > >