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 firmed by the state of Pennsylvania, February 22d, 1828. The state of Maryland became a stockholder in the company, by subscribing for half a million of dollars of its stock March 6th, 1828. And the construction of the road was commenced July 4th, 1828, under the management of the following named board of directors: Philip Evan Thomas, president, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, William Patterson, Robert Oliver, Alexander Brown, Isaac M'Kim, William Lorman, George Hoffman, John B. Morris, Talbot Jones, William Steuwart, Solomon Etting, Patrick Macauley, George Brown, treasurer. The engineers and assistant engineers in the service of the company are, Philip Evan Thomas, president, Lieutenant-colonel Stephen Harryman Long, Jonathan Knight, Board of Engineers. Captain William Gibbs McNeill, U. S. topographical engineer. Lieutenants William Cook, Joshua Barney, Walter Gwynn, Isaac Trimble, Richard Edward Hazzard, John N. Dillahunty of the U. S. artillery. Casper Willis Weaver, superintendent of construction."