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James Rumsey
American engineer and inventor
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conflict with Fitch
- In John Fitch
After a battle with James Rumsey over claims to invention, Fitch was granted a U.S. patent for steamboats on August 26, 1791, and a French patent the same year.
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history of steamboat
- In ship: Early examples
In the eastern United States James Rumsey, the operator of an inn at the Bath Springs spa in Virginia (later West Virginia), sought to interest George Washington in a model steamboat he had designed. On the basis of Washington’s support, Virginia and Maryland awarded Rumsey a monopoly of steam navigation…
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