The Life of Robert FultonKirk & Mercein, no. 22 Wall-street., 1817 - 371 pages |
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Page 19
... letter to the governor of his native state , in which he illustrates the advantages of forming interior communica- tions by canals , rather than by turnpike- roads ; and recommends his own system of small canals and boats , as being ...
... letter to the governor of his native state , in which he illustrates the advantages of forming interior communica- tions by canals , rather than by turnpike- roads ; and recommends his own system of small canals and boats , as being ...
Page 20
... letters on this and other subjects to Lord Stanhope . They have the following title : " Letters from Robert Fulton , to the Right Honourable the Earl of Stanhope , explaining the present projects of the government of France , their ...
... letters on this and other subjects to Lord Stanhope . They have the following title : " Letters from Robert Fulton , to the Right Honourable the Earl of Stanhope , explaining the present projects of the government of France , their ...
Page 21
... letter to Lord Stanhope , he tells him that the title sounds high : that he had adopt- ed it to excite curiosity , and to induce the people of England to read them , and to awaken their minds to the advantages of ca- nals , home ...
... letter to Lord Stanhope , he tells him that the title sounds high : that he had adopt- ed it to excite curiosity , and to induce the people of England to read them , and to awaken their minds to the advantages of ca- nals , home ...
Page 30
... letters , however , nor others , which he addressed at the same time to the Batavian executive , appear to have had any success . Bo- But the French government changed . naparte placed himself at the head of it , with the title of First ...
... letters , however , nor others , which he addressed at the same time to the Batavian executive , appear to have had any success . Bo- But the French government changed . naparte placed himself at the head of it , with the title of First ...
Page 47
... letter to Lord Grenville in the following words : " It never has been my intention to hide these inventions from the world on any consideration . On the con- trary , it ever has been my intention to make them public as soon as may be ...
... letter to Lord Grenville in the following words : " It never has been my intention to hide these inventions from the world on any consideration . On the con- trary , it ever has been my intention to make them public as soon as may be ...
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The Life of Robert Fulton ...: Read Before the Literary and Philosophical ... Cadwallader David Colden Affichage du livre entier - 1817 |
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