When the state ceased to provide funds for further construction in 1840 , Singer took a job teaming , transporting passengers and freight within Illinois and Indiana .
Horace assisted his father with the construction of section 64 of that canal from 1836 to 1840 .
When the state ceased to provide funds for further construction in 1840 , Horace took a job teaming , transporting passengers and freight within Illinois and Indiana .
Horace assisted his father with the construction of section 64 of that canal from 1836 to 1840 .