The history of the first locomotives in America. From original ...

iv
DEDICATION.
"Will /on permit me now, my dear sir, as a sliglit
tribute to the respect and veneration I have ever felt
for your many good deeds to your countrymen, to
dedicate to you this humble eflfbrt on my part to
record the history of the early locomotives in Ameri-
ca, in which you took such an active and promi-
nent part—a system which has resulted eventually
in the development of the vast resources of our coun-
try, and given employment to many thousands of the
mechanical and industrial classes of this community?
With the hope, sir, that my wish upon this subject
may meet with your cordial approbation, and that my
work may be favorably received and prove instructive
and interesting to the public,
I remain, dear sir,
EespectfuUy yours,
Digitized by Microsoft®
"William H. Beowm".