Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814, American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Boston · leaf 208
o make it asperfect as possible ; and a most excellent machine waserected for boring cannon ; with work-shops adjoiningto it for the construction of gun-carriages and ammu-nition waggons. With these advantages, and with a set of good work-men at my command in all the different branches of,mechanics…