I have read the pay journals for the Chicago Road, at the Burton Historical Collection located at the Detroit Public Library. The first payments for work performed were in 1828, and were based on contracts signed in the fall of 1827. The quoted date of 1829 may appear in various late sources, but is incorrect.
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