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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06344 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1845 |
| Title | John Augusts Roebling to John Linton regarding cement for the building of the first suspension bridge |
| Date | 9 July 1845 |
| Author | Roebling, John Augustus (1806-1869) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Requests Linton send him about 1000 bushels of cement as soon as possible for the grouting of the old piers which were part of the project to build the first suspension bridge, the Allegheny Suspension Bridge at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also informs that the undertaker of the Marine Hospital needs 1500 or 2000 bushels of cement as well. There is a note on the verso of the address leaf written later citing information about Roebling from John Bach McMaster's History of the People of the United States. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology Military History Infrastructure Building Construction Marines Hospital Navy |
| People | Roebling, John Augustus (1806-1869) Linton, John (fl. 1845) |
| Place written | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |