 | American Philosophical Society - 1809 - 532 pages
...testimony than that of the inventor, of a speedy and agreeable voyage having been performed in a steam-boat of any construction. I am well aware, that there are...many very respectable and ingenious men, who consider tire application of the steam-engine to the purpose of navigation, as highly important, and as very... | |
 | Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 406 pages
...speedy and agreeable voyage having been performed in a steam-boat of any construction. " I am wefl aware, that there are still many very respectable...of the Mississippi; and who would feel themselves almost offended at the expression of an opposite opinion. And perhaps some of the objections against... | |
 | Thomas Gill (patent-agent) - 1823 - 492 pages
...begin the world anew, at the age of forty-eight, with a large family to support. I had calcuiaiiare, that there are still many very respectable and ingenious...of the Mississippi; and who would feel themselves almost offended at the expression of an opposite opinion. And perhaps some of the objections against... | |
 | Charles King - 1852 - 92 pages
...failures in various ways of attempts to propel boats by steam, the report thus decisively proceeds : "I am well aware that there are still many very respectable...consider the application of the steam-engine to the purposes of navigation as highly important, and as very practicable, especially on the rapid waters... | |
 | Charles King - 1852 - 88 pages
...failures in various ways of attempts to propel boats by steam, the report thus decisively proceeds : " I am well aware that there are still many very respectable...consider the application of the steam-engine to the purposes of navigation as highly important, and as very practicable, especially on the rapid waters... | |
 | Thompson Westcott - 1857 - 432 pages
...there are still many respectable and ingenious men who consider the application of the steam engine to the purpose of navigation as highly important,...of the Mississippi, and who would feel themselves almost offended at the expression of an opposite opinion. And perhaps some of the objections against... | |
 | Thompson Westcott - 1857 - 476 pages
...testimony than that of the inventor, of a speedy and agreeable voyage having been performed in a steamboat of any construction. " I am well aware that there are still many respectable and ingenious men who consider the application of the steam engine to the purpose of navigation... | |
 | Thompson Westcott - 1857 - 440 pages
...testimony than that of the inventor, of a speedy and agreeable voyage having been performed in a steamboat of any construction. " I am well aware that there are still many respectable and ingenious men who consider the application of the steam engine to the purpose of navigation... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1871 - 686 pages
...testimony than that of the inventor, of a speedy and agreeable voyage having been performed in a steamboat of any construction. I am well aware that there are...of the Mississippi, and who would feel themselves almost offended at the expression of an opposite opinion. And, perhaps, some of the objections against... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1872 - 682 pages
...testimony than that of the inventor, of a speedy and agreeable voyage having been performed in a steamboat of any construction. I am well aware that there are...of the Mississippi, and who would feel themselves almost offended at the expression of an opposite opinion. And, perhaps, some of the objections against... | |
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Nor have I ever heard of an instance, verified by other testimony than that of the inventor, of a speedy and agreeable voyage having been performed in a steamboat of any construction. I am well aware that there are still many very respectable and ingenious... 
