| RefNo | EL/M3/40 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Joseph Morgan to Hans Sloane |
| Creator | Morgan; Joseph (1641-c.1745); Presbyterian minister at Maidenhead New Jersey; author |
| Date | August 1732 |
| Description | Proposal to 'make a light packet boat for speedy intelligence'; in postscript gives details about how shallow rivers can be made navigable for barges; concerned that American borders cannot be secure, and discusses rivers and land in America in general |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 15p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | See EL/M3/48 for a page from 'The Pennsylvania Gazette' dated 1732 about making shallow rivers navigable |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/7b253610-6838-4e6c-872c-471517043629 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |