Philadelphia, 1788. At a meeting of the American Philosophical Society, on the 18th of April 1788 : a letter was received from Mr. James Rumsey, of the state of Virginia, accompanas printed] of 1. An improvement in Dr. Barkers' grist-mill. 2. An improvement in the saw-mill. 3. An improvement in raising water by means of a steam-engine.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Philadelphia] :
[publisher not identified],
[1788]
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| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 45218. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Excerpt from the minutes, containing a brief report of the committee appointed to examine the drawings of Rumsey's inventions. With an added note by Rumsey, dated May 10, 1788, on John Voight's pipe boiler. Signed on page [2]: John Ewing, David Rittenhouse, Robert Patterson. Extract from the minutes, Samuel Magaw, one of the secretaries. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |