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... June , 1829 . SIR : Your letter of the 5th of May , in answer to one from this office , of the 23d March , has been received , and submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury , who does not consider the reasons assigned by you for ...
... June , 1829 . SIR : Your letter of the 5th of May , in answer to one from this office , of the 23d March , has been received , and submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury , who does not consider the reasons assigned by you for ...
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... June , 35 , 34 , and 33 cents ; in July , 33 , 32 , and 34 cents ; in August , 34 and 34 cents ; in September , 34 , 35 , 35 , 36 , and 364 cents ; in October , 36 , 37 , and 36 cents ; in November , 33 , 34 , and 33 cents ; and in ...
... June , 35 , 34 , and 33 cents ; in July , 33 , 32 , and 34 cents ; in August , 34 and 34 cents ; in September , 34 , 35 , 35 , 36 , and 364 cents ; in October , 36 , 37 , and 36 cents ; in November , 33 , 34 , and 33 cents ; and in ...
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... June 14 . Do. do . 5,028 do . 1,218 14 July 27 Do. do . 3093 do . 2 1,072 do . bbls . , 34 " " 364 65 " Do. do . 9,931 do . May 1.4661 do . .do . 341 66 505 84 June 30 Do. do . 1,3254 N. York , 1,659 24 102 21 3,277 39 437 41 18 996 do ...
... June 14 . Do. do . 5,028 do . 1,218 14 July 27 Do. do . 3093 do . 2 1,072 do . bbls . , 34 " " 364 65 " Do. do . 9,931 do . May 1.4661 do . .do . 341 66 505 84 June 30 Do. do . 1,3254 N. York , 1,659 24 102 21 3,277 39 437 41 18 996 do ...
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... June 8 , do 45 do do 1532 do 1p . a 344 " --1532 532 55 14 , do 15 do do 523 do 1p . a 35 " 5234 183 22 18 , do 73 hhds . do 9935 do 1p . a 35 " -9935 “ 3,529 92 Aug. 31 , do 361 bbls . 4,198 77 86 86 do 11996 do 1p . a 35 " -11996 ...
... June 8 , do 45 do do 1532 do 1p . a 344 " --1532 532 55 14 , do 15 do do 523 do 1p . a 35 " 5234 183 22 18 , do 73 hhds . do 9935 do 1p . a 35 " -9935 “ 3,529 92 Aug. 31 , do 361 bbls . 4,198 77 86 86 do 11996 do 1p . a 35 " -11996 ...
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... June 14 , ،، " C ،، 5028 ،، 66 1,659 24 66 ،، " " 1325 66 ،، New York , 437 41 ،، " 6 ،، 3093 ،، Washington , 102 21 . 66 66 ،، 9931 66 66 ،، 3,277 39 66 66 66 66 11996 248 ،، 66 30 Baltimore , " Baltimore , 6. 30 , July 27 , 66 66 ...
... June 14 , ،، " C ،، 5028 ،، 66 1,659 24 66 ،، " " 1325 66 ،، New York , 437 41 ،، " 6 ،، 3093 ،، Washington , 102 21 . 66 66 ،، 9931 66 66 ،، 3,277 39 66 66 66 66 11996 248 ،، 66 30 Baltimore , " Baltimore , 6. 30 , July 27 , 66 66 ...
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Page 7 - ... 2. That at this rate they have conveyed upwards of fourteen passengers. 3. That their weight, including engine, fuel, water, and attendants, may be under three tons. 4. That they can ascend and descend hills of considerable inclination with facility and safety.
Page 124 - Payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, and every of them, firmly by these Presents.
Page 279 - Committee to believe that the substitution of inanimate for animal power, in draught on common roads, is one of the most important improvements in the means of internal communication ever introduced. Its practicability they consider to have been fully established ; its general adoption will take place more or less rapidly, in proportion as the attention of scientific men shall be drawn by public encouragement to further improvement.
Page 13 - ... containing the same shall be forfeited, and shall and may be seized by any officer of the fishery : ********* XL.
Page 215 - The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants.
Page 19 - ... every such person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred pounds to any person who shall sue for the same...
Page 48 - An Act to repeal the Duties of Customs payable in Great Britain, and to grant other Duties in lieu thereof...
Page 82 - ... our heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals.
Page 57 - Perhaps one of the principal advantages resulting from the use of steam will be, that it may be employed as cheaply at a quick as at a slow rate ; ' this is one of the advantages over horse labour, which becomes more and more expensive, as the speed is increased. There is every reason to expect, that in the end, the rate of travelling by steam will be much quicker than the utmost speed of travelling by horses ; in short, the safety to travellers will become the limit to speed.
Page 5 - Assembly; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, his heirs and successors, by...