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Benjamin Vaughan to Wilson Cary Nicholas, inquires whether Nicholas has read or heard of the Treatise on Rivers and Torrentswith the method of regulating their course or an essay on navigable canals, both by Paolo Frisi (1728-1784), a Barnabite monk, and recommends them to Nicholas as beneficial for anyone interested in Richmond. Suggests that a Book Society should be established for the sharing of books and discussions of them., 1819 May 17

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