M.
Mackinaw Island, port of entry, [74].
Marietta (O.), founded, [67]-[68]; shipbuilding, [76]; as port of entry, [77].
Maryland, Washington outlines trade routes for, [10]; roads, [49], [53], [58]-[59]; cotton grown in, [85]; Cumberland Road, [119]; canals, [136], [144]; Canal Company formed, [145]; see also Baltimore.
Massac, Fort (Ill.), port of entry, [74]; [75], [77]; Baily at, [93].
Massachusetts, Old Bay Path, [16]; roads, [44], [54]-[55].
Mauch Chunk (Penn.), coal from, [40].
Maynard and Morrison, trade with Illinois, [66].
Menard, fur trader, [186].
Mercer quoted, [148].
Miami Canal, [159].
Michigan, growth of population, [116], [156]; plan for Erie Canal funds from sale of land in, [117], [125]; development, [164]; "Toledo War," [164]-[165]; minerals, [165].
Michigan (lake steamer), [168].
Milwaukee, demand for transportation facilities, [164]; harbor improvement, [169].
Minnesota, development, [164].
Mirror, New York, prints The Hunters of Kentucky, [62].
Mississippi cotton exports, [180].
Mississippi River, Washington's vision of navigation on, [12]; French on, [20]; importance to commerce, [160]; canal to connect with Lake Michigan, [161], [163]; navigation, [176] et seq.; eccentricities, [177], [183].
Missouri, influence of river trade on, [180]; admitted as State, [187].
Missouri River, navigation on, [186], [187], [188].
Mohawk River, route through Appalachians, [16].
Mohawk Trail, [16].
Mohawk Turnpike, [16].
Mohawk Valley, Washington and, [7].
Monongahela Farmer (ship), [76].
Monroe, James, Fulton writes to, [107], [110], [112]; recommends congressional aid for canals, [145].
Montreal, furs brought to, [20]; rival of New York City, [125], [126].
Moody, John, The Railroad Builders, cited, [157] (note).
Morey, Samuel, inventor of stern-wheeler, [104], [109], [110].
Morgantown (Penn.), growth of, [26].
Morris, Gouverneur, of New York, [31], [36].