Ferguson, Edward, fl1806 (Lieutenant Colonel)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ferguson to George Gilpin, 1806-06-19
Stating that he had made a successful trial of his log to ascertain the rate of a current and requesting a reward to purchase a patent.
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ferguson to George Gilpin, 1806-06-04
Enclosing a description of his method for ascertaining the rate of a ship in a current at sea, and requesting that this be laid before the Board of Longitude.
Letter to Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ferguson, 1806-06
Draft of a letter from [George Gilpin?] informing Ferguson that the Board would not meet again before that December and that they did not offer advance sums of money without first being convinced of the value of a proposal.