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Collection Reference Number GLC03855
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1858 
Title Letter written by John Ericsson to report on the testing of an engine
Date 28 June 1858
Author Ericsson, John (1803-1889)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Letter to an unknown recipient that tells of a successful test of an engine. Says "The engine proved perfect on the first go off on Saturday and near worked for 7 hours without stopping."
Subjects Science and Technology  Navy  Inventor  Invention  Steamboat  
People Ericsson, John (1803-1889)  
Theme Science, Technology, Invention
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859