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" 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... "
The Life of Robert Fulton - Page 175
by Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 371 pages
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The Literary Magazine, and American Register, Volume 8

American literature - 1808 - 356 pages
...answer my expectations. It will give a quick and cheap conveyance to merchandize on the Missisippi, Missouri, and other great rivers, which are now laying open their treasures to the enterprize of our countrymen. And although the prospect of personal emolument has been some inducement...
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Crisis, and National Co-operative Trades' Union Gazette, Volumes 1-2

1833 - 480 pages
...to see it so fully answer my expectations. It will give a quick and cheap conveyance to merchandize on the Mississippi, Missouri and other great rivers which are now laying open their treasure to the enterprise of our countrymen. And although the prospect of personal emolument has been...
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Three Years in North America, Volume 1

James Stuart - United States - 1833 - 552 pages
...answer my expectations. It will give a cheap and quick conveyance to merchandize on the Mississippi and Missouri, and other great rivers, which are now laying open their treasures to the enterprize of our countrymen. And although the prospect of personal emolument has been some inducement...
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History of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the ..., Volume 87

William Dunlap - 1834 - 450 pages
...answer my expectations. It will give a cheap and quick conveyance to merchandise on the Mississippi and Missouri, and other great rivers, which are now laying...yet I feel infinitely more pleasure in reflecting with you on the immense advantage my country will derive from the invention." Thus the first voyage,...
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Mechanics' Magazine, and Journal of the Mechanics' Institute, Volume 4

Industrial arts - 1835 - 398 pages
...ignorant men compliment what they call philosophers and* projectors. merchandise on the Mississippi and Missouri, and other great rivers, which are now laying...yet I feel infinitely more pleasure in reflecting with you on the immense advantage my country will derive from the invention." Thus the first voyage,...
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Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Volume 4

Royal Scottish Society of Arts - Industrial arts - 1856 - 860 pages
...pleasure to see it fully answer my expectations. It will give a cheap and quick conveyance to merchandise on the Mississippi, Missouri, and other great rivers,...advantage that my country will derive from the invention," &o. (The engine of this boat was constructed in England by Messrs Bolton and Watt). The steamers recently...
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The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 4

Commerce - 1841 - 598 pages
...other great rivers, which are now laying open their treasures to the enterprise of our countrymen. Although the prospect of personal emolument has been...that my country will derive from the invention."* Soon after this event, the Clermont plied as a regular boat between s Sec Life of Robert Fulton, by...
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Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 4

Commerce - 1841 - 604 pages
...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,...their treasures to the enterprise of our countrymen. Although the prospect of personal emolument has been some inducement to me, yet I feel infinitely moro...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 33

1828 - 462 pages
...expectations. It will rive a cheap and quick conveyance to merchandise on the Mississippi, Mis.sou.-i and other great rivers, which are now laying open their treasures to the • • rprize of our country"" »• An(1 although the prospect ot personal emolument has heen some...
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Lives of Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of America

James Wynne - 1850 - 372 pages
...will give a cheap and quick conveyance to the merchandise on the Mississippi, Missouri and other grand rivers which are now laying open their treasures to...advantage that my country will derive from the invention." Fulton's attention at this time was turned to the rapid streams which watered the valley of the Mississippi,...
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