Letter from Wm Rice to Lathrop and Gerber of Tonawanda, suspension bridge (1839-02-23).jpeg

Could this letter be a contractor or engineer sourcing material for the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, which would be completed eight years later, in 1948?

It comes from eBay, described thus by the seller:

It deals with William Rice of New York, who is writing to Lathrop and Gerber in Tonawanda, New York in 1839 to discuss drafts and planks of wood and boats, and building a suspension bridge someplace in New York.