Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-01-22
James RumSey-Sh ShepherdStOwn.


Our readers need no apology 'ol '"'
publication, in our paper, ot The so!lo"'
ING report, which has never before been
nnh,;.hed m, ha. been carefully pre-.
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sef'eo' WIN o'"'' P"f''''
man OF this place
The report was made March :, 1887
by committee of Congress, to whom
.,s ,0rsr,e1 the "Pe,i,ion Of The Heirs Of
" - -.;. +. como ,oo
'aue' N0'' f,'.;
sioerst'on ana He recog"'''0" u '''''' 90"
ceslor'd claims TO an lmportsnI invention:
REPORT.
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sey IN s'o'S' l ,S H"u .',:u .:0 W." ,om, mn ~
we "nos' ,1 '," 'hs 1,,,r.,"h;n on in l7s3 that
a"s ~ ~ oood oG I.,m,,v i7sa I,v Of
M.,yI,rd va. n,...d ,o secure and gran,
- Ismes Rum.sy ,bs exclusive rio HI for
,er yo,r. I'm Constructing. navigating.
I'D mnIovioe ho.,. con.,ruc,ed .(ier bIs
rnw ;n1a,;ed model unon ,bs creeks.
rivo,. and b,v. within ,hi. State" This
49,, of u.rvl,nd reci,es in the preamble
,h., lanes Rumsev bv hi, pe,ition to
,b;. Csner.l Assembly balh SCI forth iha.
he b,. Invented a plan (o,nayios,ine boals
ar.;n., tho current of r,nid rivera" That
:, ,he Nv ,s,,ion of the ve,r 1888,
lame. Rumsey presented another petition
n the House Of Delegate, Of MARYLAND,
.,t :, wlich bs ,,,,ed n,h,, he had been
"n.o,., w yo.,. smnIoved with uuremi,,ed
s.,.nt;o1 md >, ar,,, eYnsn.s. in invent.
:.J t,;ma;o., 60 nerfer,;on ..nd,v ma.
I'D 80. p.neIv One Tor p,o.
aai,;,, ho.,. er ,bs w,,or bv the mower
r. lam Which b,. been already accom-.
,,l,.b.d IN s,oerinent, on a boa, Of abou.
civ ton, burden - and wbirh oeti,ion
concluded hv o,,viro the Lepi,l,,ure 10
sr.ct.l,u granting him the exclusive
,iah, ..of con.,,pc';no n,,is.,;oo and
aanior;re n, ce,t,in ,srm or var. tho