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    "ocrText": "December 22, 2004\nMr. John G. Stringer\n(b) (6)\nPoolesville, MD 20837\nDear Jack,\nSince you showed me the paddle gate in your possession from a lock presumably on the\nChesapeake and Ohio Canal, I have been looking through my records to see what I might\nhave on this artifact in your backyard.\nEnclosed please find a drawing of what I believe may have been the original design\ndrawing of your paddle lock and others like them. This drawing comes from the\nChesapeake and Ohio Canal records in the National Archives and is not dated but I\nbelieve it is circa 1830. This drawing would have been used by the foundry to cast these\npaddle gates. Note the cast iron pin that would have been used to pivot the gate.\nAlso enclosed is a drawing of the wood frame that would have supported the gate.\nBy comparing the dimensions of your paddle gate to these drawings, we can probably\nreach a pretty good level of assurance that these were the drawings that were used to\nmanufacture the paddle gate in your possession.\nIt is my understanding that you are interested in donating this artifact to Historic Medley\nfor display in their garden both as an historical artifact of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal\nand as a historical memory of your Great Grandfather (and as part of the history of\nPoolesville) who used this paddle gate as a fireback in your home. These drawings might\nbe used as an interpretative display to explain how the paddle gate operated. Other\ndrawings, showing the paddle gate in its position in the lock gate, are also available and\nalso may be used as part of such an interpretative display.\nI hope that you find these drawings of interest. I am also forwarding a copy of these\ndrawings to Historic Medley.\nThank you for your interest in preserving this interesting piece of canal history and the\nhistory of Poolesville.\nRobert J. Kapsch\nCc to: Perry Kapsch, Historic MEdley"
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