Papers, 1797-1850 (bulk 1797-1816).

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Papers, 1797-1850 (bulk 1797-1816).

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Correspondence, patents, accounts, writings, contracts, drawings, and other papers related to Fulton (1797-1850, bulk 1797-1816). Much of the correspondence is with Robert R. Livingston and Nicholas Roosevelt pertaining to their mutual interest in steamboat design and construction, ferry rights, patents and patent laws, business associates and competitors, etc. Manuscripts include "To the Friends of Mankind," an essay on free trade, undated (56 p.); "Notes on Torpedo Warfare," 1811 (34 p.); "A Steam Vessel of War," 1814 (7 p.); "Experiments on the Model of a Boat To Be Moved by a Steam Engine," Jan. 9, 1803 (11 p.); and a letter to Benjamin West on canal systems, Feb. 22, 1797 (18 p.).

1 linear ft. (ca. 250 items)

New-York Historical Society

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West, Bemjamin, 1738-1820.

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Roosevelt, Nicholas J., 1767-1854

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Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813

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First chancellor of New York State; agriculturalist and ambassador to France. From the description of Robert R. Livingston papers, 1707-1862. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779437 Continental Congressman, diplomat, member of the New York Provincial Covention, the Continental Congress and served as U.S. Minister to France. From the description of Letter, 1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407295 Robert R. Livingston ser...

Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

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Civil engineer, artist, and inventor. From the description of Letter : New York, to Edward P. Livingston, Clermont, [N.Y.], 1814 February 11. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50631960 Inventor, engineer, and artist. From the description of Papers, 1812-1815. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50799372 Inventor. From the description of Robert Fulton papers, 1809-1838. (Columbia University In the City of New York). World...