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gether with the fleet and float (commonly called the 

 bridge) thither, because of the late artficial obstruction 

 to the navigation of the river by the Dam at Fair Mount, 

 which has not only inundated a considerable portion of 

 the territory of the State, but has most effectually dammed 

 the ancient highway of the finny tribe, in their annual ex- 

 cursions from the ocean to the retired shores of our noble 

 river, thereby most grievously depriving our citizens of 

 perch fishing in the vicinity of the State. To provide a 

 remedy for these serious injuries and deprivations, your 

 committee made report favorable to the removal of the 

 Castle, &c. to an advantageous situation, on the farm 

 adjoining Rambo's Rock, which could be obtained on 

 lease, for the term of eight years, at fifty dollars per an- 

 num. The report having met your decided approbation, 



the services of W. M r, one of the committee, were 



volunteered in drawing, and attending to the execution of 

 the lease, between Mr. Kochensperger the owner and 



W. W. F r, Esq. a Counsellor of State, another of 



your committee, in the name and in behalf of the State, 

 for the period of eight years, at the rent before stated, of 

 a commodious selected plot, containing about one and a 

 half acres of land. 



This essential preliminary duty having been performed, 

 your committee assembled for the last time in the old 

 territory, on Tuesday the seventh day of May instant at 

 eight o'clock in the morning, with a suitable number of 

 carpenters, masons and labourers, to complete the busi- 



