The Following is a statement of such facts as came under the cognizance of the individuals who explored a more southern route for the Grand Canal

through the counties of Ontario, Genesee and Niagara, than any hitherto proposed, and was forwarded to the chief magistrate of this state about the time the Legislature convened at Albany. : To His Excellency De Witt Clinton, Esq. governor of the state of New-York ...