Sullivan, John L.:

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OBSERVATIONS ON THOMAS'S NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEXED SPECIFICATION. ADDRESSED TO INSURANCE COMPANIES AND MERCHANTS [wrapper title]. A description of John Thomas' patents for various inventions and improvements in shipbuilding. "American ships already excel those of other nations in elegance; and from competition in commerce, it is becoming of great consequence that they should not only be in elegant symmetry, and sail with speed, but carry well, and last long." Rink locates only a single copy, at the American Philosophical Society.

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