Letter from Robert Fulton to Thomas Mullett.

Letters from Robert Fulton in Washington to Thomas Mullett and Co. in London, following the previous letter plates are now found and Madison became president. It also includes that Fulton is building two new steam boats to run two different routes.

Administrative / biographical background
Thomas Mullett (also Mullet) (1745–1814) was an English businessman and supporter of the American Revolution. Mullett moved to London around 1790, and was in business there with Joseph Jeffries Evans, his nephew by marriage, as an agent for American trade. In 1802 Thomas Mullett & Co. were listed as merchants of 11 Broad Street Buildings near the Exchange.

Record Details

Item reference: AGC/F/11/4; MS1989/059
Catalogue Section: Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 Letter
Date made: 1809-01-28; 1809-02-15
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London