 AMERICAN CITIZEN." SIR, — I arrived this afternoon at four o'clock, in the steamboat from Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats may be rendered of great importance to my country, to prevent erroneous opinions and...  Annual Report - Page 262by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society - 1908Full view - About this book
 | Railroad engineering - 1841 - 412 pages
...inventor himself. Letter from Robert Fulton to the American Citizen : — NEW YORK, AUGUST 20, 1808. Sir : — I arrived this afternoon at 4 o'clock, in...Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats may be rendered of much importance to my country, to prevent erroneous opinions... | |
 | Albany (N.Y.) - 1844 - 104 pages
...made of any value." Letter from Robert Fulton to the American Citizen : JVew York, Jlugust 10, 1808. Sir — I arrived this afternoon at 4 o'clock, in...Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats may be rendered of much importance to my country, to prevent erroneous opinions... | |
 | John Scott Russell - Locomotives - 1841 - 436 pages
...himself a passenger on this voyage, and upon his return published an account of it us follows : a " To the Editor of the American Citizen. " SIR, — I arrived this afternoon at four o'clock in the steam boat from Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 842 pages
...American Citizen," addressing the editor of that journal. "Sin, — I arrived this afternoon at four o'clock in the steam-boat from Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats may be rendered of great importance to my country, to prevent erroneous opinions,... | |
 | Charles King - New York (N.Y.) - 1852 - 92 pages
...distance, both as to time and speed. * Our readers will like to see Mr. Fulton's modest letter reprinted. To the Editor of the American Citizen. SIR : — I arrived this afternoon at 4 o'clock from Albany, in the steamboat. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats... | |
 | Charles King - New York (N.Y.) - 1852 - 88 pages
...distance, both as to time and speed. * Our readers will like to see Mr. Fulton's modest letter reprinted. To the Editor of the American Citizen. SIR :— I arrived this afternoon at 4 o'clock from Albany, in the steamboat. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats... | |
 | Seba Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith - 1856 - 592 pages
...was, at the time, thus detailed by Mr. Fulton : •' To títe Editar of the American Citizen : ilSm : I arrived this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the steamboat from Albany. Аэ the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that euch boats may be rendered of great importance... | |
 | Locomotive engineers - 1907 - 600 pages
...teakettle. Fulton, in a letter to the editor of the American Citizen, gives this account of hie first trip: "Sir: I arrived this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the...Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats may bo rendered of great importance to my country, to prevent erroneous opinions... | |
 | George Henry Preble - Steam-navigation - 1881 - 290 pages
...it was the first that he had received for all his labor. " SIB, — I arrived this afternoon at four o'clock in the steamboat from Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats may be rendered of great importance to my country, to prevent erroneous opinions... | |
 | Thomas Wallace Knox - Steam-navigation - 1886 - 538 pages
...August 11th. Mr. Fulton wrote the following letter after his return : " NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 1807. " To the Editor of the 'American Citizen' " SIR : — I arrived this afternoon, at four o'clock, in the steamboat from Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that... | |
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