Iles, George, 1852-1942 · New York : Henry Holt and company · leaf 97
im $i.ooo. All in vain. Next day he resumedhis plea; his friend proffered $ioo as a loan, provided thatthe remaining $900 could be borrowed without delay.These loans were at length effected, but all the lenders stip-ulated that their names be withheld, dreading the ridiculewhich would attach to so… … Machinery of Fultons Steamboat Clermont, 1S07 with indifference, or with contempt, as a visionary scheme.My friends, indeed, were civil, but they were shy. Theylistened with patience to my explanations, but with a set-tled cast of incredulity on their countenances. As I hadoccasion daily to pass to…
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