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Page 49
... dollars for the paintings , the plates and letter - press ; which gave him a property in the publication . He relinquished , by his will , all his right to the widow of Mr. Barlow , with the re- servation of fifty of the proof and embel ...
... dollars for the paintings , the plates and letter - press ; which gave him a property in the publication . He relinquished , by his will , all his right to the widow of Mr. Barlow , with the re- servation of fifty of the proof and embel ...
Page 85
... dollars were granted , to be expended at the discretion of the president , under the immediate direction of the secretary of the navy . In execution of this act , it was pro- posed that some preliminary experiments should be made in the ...
... dollars were granted , to be expended at the discretion of the president , under the immediate direction of the secretary of the navy . In execution of this act , it was pro- posed that some preliminary experiments should be made in the ...
Page 217
... dollar to see the wonder , Mr. Fulton could not be prevailed upon for some time to follow the crowd . After a few days , how- ever , he was induced by some of his friends to visit the machine . It was in an isolated house in the suburbs ...
... dollar to see the wonder , Mr. Fulton could not be prevailed upon for some time to follow the crowd . After a few days , how- ever , he was induced by some of his friends to visit the machine . It was in an isolated house in the suburbs ...
Page 223
... , would receive and pay for her after she was built , and her utility demonstrated . It was estimated that she would cost about three hundred and twenty thousand dollars , nearly the sum requisite for a frigate of the first 223.
... , would receive and pay for her after she was built , and her utility demonstrated . It was estimated that she would cost about three hundred and twenty thousand dollars , nearly the sum requisite for a frigate of the first 223.
Page 239
... dollars . Secondly , it was represented that one Daniel Dod was entitled to the favour of the legislature , on account of his having in- vented a method of uniting , by what he call- ed a parallel link , parts of the machinery ...
... dollars . Secondly , it was represented that one Daniel Dod was entitled to the favour of the legislature , on account of his having in- vented a method of uniting , by what he call- ed a parallel link , parts of the machinery ...
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Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 359 - I have the honour to be, Sir, " With great respect, "Your most obed. and very humble servant, " BYRON.
Page 175 - Having employed much time, money, and zeal, in accomplishing this work, it gives me, as it will you, great pleasure to see it fully answer my expectations. It will give a cheap and quick conveyance to the merchandise on the Mississippi, Missouri, and other great rivers, which are now laying open their treasures to the enterprise of our countrymen ; and although the prospect of personal emolument has been some inducement to me, yet I feel infinitely more pleasure in reflecting on the immense advantage...
Page 227 - She is a structure resting on two boats and keels, separated from end to end by a channel fifteen feet wide, and sixty-six feet long ; one boat contains the caldrons of copper to prepare her steam. The cylinder of iron, its piston, levers, and wheels, occupy part of the other. The water-wheel revolves in the space between them. The main or gun deck...
Page ii - Congress of the United States, entitled "an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an act entitled "an act supplementary to an act entitled an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the...
Page 219 - They deputed a number of gentlemen to act for them, and these were called the coast and harbor committee. Mr. Fulton exhibited to this committee the model and plans for a vessel of war, to be propelled by steam, capable of carrying a strong battery, with furnaces for red-hot shot, and which, he represented, would move at the rate of four miles an hour. The confidence of the committee in this design was confirmed by the opinions of many of our most distinguished naval commanders, which he had obtained...
Page 129 - A Description and Draught of a new-invented Machine, for carrying Vessels or Ships out of, or into, any Harbour, Port, or River, against Wind and Tide, or in a calm.
Page 146 - He said it was a standing subject of ridicule throughout the session, and whenever there was a disposition in any of the younger members to indulge a little levity, they would call up the steam-boat bill, that they might divert themselves at the expense of the project and its advocates.
Page 144 - The legislature, in March, 1798, passed an act, vesting Mr. Livingston with the exclusive right and privilege of navigating all kinds of boats, which might be propelled by the force of fire or steam, on all the waters within the territory or jurisdiction of the state of New York...
Page 114 - September, in which you propose to communicate to me the principles of an invention which you say you have discovered respecting the moving of ships by the means of steam. It is a subject on which I have made important discoveries. I shall be glad to receive the communication which you intend, as I have made the principles of mechanics my particular study, &c.