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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05808 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1807 |
| Title | Robert Fulton to Robert Livingston regarding the Mississippi River |
| Date | 18 October 1807 |
| Author | Fulton, Robert (1765-1815) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hopes to be able to obtain exclusive rights to navigate the Mississippi River for another two years. Also gives a detailed report on the vessel "Clermont." Written two months after the maiden voyage. |
| Subjects | Steamboat Inventor Transportation Steam |
| People | Fulton, Robert (1765-1815) Livingston, Robert R. (1746-1813) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Robert Fulton was an engineer and entrepreneur, often credited with inventing the steamboat. While Fulton did not invent any of the individual components of the steamboat, he did combine the ideas of many other men to make the most successful steamboat. He was an expert on combining numerous ideas of other men into one product, a process he used in numerous other engineering ventures throughout his life. Robert Livingston was a prominent New York politician, and also a patron to Fulton. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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