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Excerpt from Treatise on the Steam Engine The author has also derived much information from the friendly aid he has received in various ways from the most eminent manufacturers of the steam engine who were within his reach. To the West Point Foundry Association, to Mr. Allaire, and Mr. Sabbaton, of new-york, and to Messrs. Rush and Muhlenburg of Philadelphia, he takes this opportunity to return his acknowledgments for the liberal manner in which their practical knowledge has been laid open to him. To Captain Bunker, of the steam-boat President, and to Mr. R. L. Stevens, he has also been under oh ligation for the facts in relation to steam-boats which he has adduced as the test of his theory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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