Of the various persons with whom Fulton seems to have had extensive dealings, the principal one was Robert R. Livingston, from whom large sums of money were frequently received. The principal items under the head of 1813 (which seems to have been a very busy year), give one an idea of the extent of Fulton’s business, and is as follows:—
| “Steamboats building and engaged: | ||
| 2 from New Orleans to Louisville and St Louis, Mississippi | $60,000 | |
| 1 “ Pittsburg to Louisville, Ohio | 25,000 | |
| 1 “ Richmond to Norfolk, James River | 35,000 | |
| 1 “ Washington to Malbourg, Potomac | 20,000 | |
| 1 on Long Island Sound, from New York to Hartford | 40,000 | |
| 1 “ East River ferry boat to Brooklyn | 20,000 | |
| 1, Petersburg | 25,000 | |
| 1, Elizabeth | 30,000 | |
| 1, Robert Fulton | 25,000 | |
| 1, Charleston | 30,000 | |
| 1, Cape Fear | 22,000 | |
| Total | $332,000 | ” |
Another record which I find under the same head is this:—
“Waters under the direction of B. H. Latrobe, or such of them as he shall have a steamboat on and in actual operation by January, 1815. Such as shall not have the funds raised for one boat within one year from May 1, 1813, shall be at the disposal of Livingston and Fulton.
“1st, Potomac, from Georgetown to Potomac Creek.
“2d, for the sounds from Charleston to Savannah.
“3d, from Pittsburg to Louisville.
“4th, the Cumberland from Nashville to Louisville.
“5th, the Tennessee to Louisville.
“For raising companies, funds, and establishing these, he has to have of each one-third of the patentee’s rights.”