Iles, George, 1852-1942 · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 92
hancellor, had administered to George Washington hisoath of office at his inauguration in New York. ChancellorLivingston, while Minister to France, negotiated the pur-chase of Louisiana from Napoleon. With pecuniary aidfrom Livingston, Fulton completed his steamboat, andlaunched it on the Seine… … William Symlngtons Steamboat Charlotte Dundas In March, 1802, ran through the long reach of the Forth andClyde Canal, against a quick breeze, tugging two vessels, each ofmore than 70 tons burden, completing 19^ miles in six hours.When she went by herself, she ran six miles an hour. Her cylinder was…
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