[Fulton, Robert]:
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THE SECOND CRISIS OF AMERICA, OR A CURSORY VIEW OF THE PEACE LATELY CONCLUDED BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES, EXAMINING THE MANNER THIS EVENT WILL OPERATE ON THE COMMERCE OF ... Anonymously authored pamphlet, believed to be by Robert Fulton. This is a presentation copy, inscribed on the titlepage to the noted public servant (Attorney General, Treasury Secretary, Secretary of State, diplomat) Richard Rush: "Richard Rush Esquire with the high Respect of the Author." The discussion as to the benefits of canals lends support to its authorship, as does the imprint, Fulton having died in New York in 1815.
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