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Lot #255
Robert Fulton Partial Autograph Document Signed

Estimate: $1000+

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Description

American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur (1765–1815) best known for designing the first commercially successful steamboat. Partial ADS, signed “Robert Fulton,” one page, 6.75 x 4.5, no date. Conclusion of a document regarding shipments of coal, in part: "Coals now deposited by a Mr. Fullar…of the company in 1814 at the following places: 1000 Bushels at Cumberland River below Louisville, 1000 D'o at Chickasaw Bluffs…1000 D'o Arkansas River…1000 at Walnut Hills." In very good condition, with short tears, old reinforcements on the reverse, small areas of paper loss, and scattered staining.

From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.

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