Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 to [Robert Livingston] re: discussion of the steam boat

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04464 Author/Creator: Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1807/01/25 Pagination: 12 p. ; Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Fulton writes a letter to describe the innovations of the steam boat, and how he has calculated its certain success. Docketed on p.12.

Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources