Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals - In Two Volumes, Volume II

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals by Samuel F. B. MorseThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume IIAuthor: Samuel F. B. MorseRelease Date: February 10, 2004 [EBook #11018]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SAMUEL MORSE ***Produced by Carlo Traverso, Richard Prairie and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from imagesgenerously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr.SAMUEL F.B. MORSEHIS LETTERS AND JOURNALSIN TWO VOLUMESVOLUME II[Illustration: Sam'l. F.B. Morse]SAMUEL F.B. MORSEHIS LETTERS AND JOURNALSEDITED AND SUPPLEMENTEDBY HIS SONEDWARD LIND MORSEILLUSTRATED WITH REPRODUCTIONS OF HIS PAINTINGS AND WITH NOTES AND DIAGRAMS BEARING ON THE INVENTION OF THE TELEGRAPHVOLUME II1914Published November 1914"Th' invention all admir'd, and each how heTo be th' inventor miss'd, so easy it seem'dOnce found, which yet unfound most would have thoughtImpossible."MILTON.CONTENTSCHAPTER XXIOCTOBER 1, 1832—FEBRUARY 28, 1833Packet-ship Sully.—Dinner-table conversation.—Dr. Charles T. Jackson.— First conception of telegraph.—Sketch-book.—Idea of ...