THE PA.STATE

THE LIFELEGL

OF

ROBERT FULTON,

ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED INVENTORS THE WORLD HAS EVER PRODUCED. WITH INTE-
RESTING INCIDENTS INDICATING THE CHARACTER OF THE MAN IN HIS YOUTHFUL DAYS.
THE DAWNINGS OF GENIUS THEN DISPLAYED; UNTIL HE EMBARKED IN THE VOYAGE OF
LIFE, AND, BY UNTIRING INDUSTRY RAISED HIMSELF ABOVE THE BUFFETING STORMS,
ERECTED HIS OWN ILLUSTRIOUS NAME, AND SECURED THE HIGHEST DIS-
TINCTION THAT MORTAL MAN CAN ATTAIN — THE ADMIRATION, HONOR,
AND GRATITUDE OF NATIONS AND POSTERITY. THIS VOLUME CON-
TAINS A SIMPLE RECORD OF FACTS, ACCOMPANIED WITH

COPIES OF MR. FULTON'S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

AND

Numerous Plates,

EXHIBITING THE LEADING INCIDENTS AND ORNAMENTS OF HIS PRIVATE CHARACTER; HIS
ELEVATED PRINCIPLES OF ACTION; HIS UNCOMMON USEFULNESS AND

CELEBRITY, AND HIS UNDYING FAME,

BY

J. FRANKLIN REIGART,

AUTHOR OF "UNITED STATES AUTOGRAPHY," "THE INVENTORS AND
PATENTEES GUIDE," &C. &C. &C.

PHILADELPHIA:

C. G. HENDERSON & CO.,

ARCH AND FIFTH STREETS.