Fitch determined to take it out and introduce a boiler more suited to the purpose accordingly preparations were made for a Pipe boiler which is now executed and the boat working with it exactly on the principles and form exhibited to M'' Matlack and M'" Nacarrow -- Your petitioner hearing that a M^ Rumsey was to come to town and that he pretended to the exclusive right to a Pipe boiler your petitioner made an entry of his said boiler with the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the city of Philadelphia being told the" copy rights of books were there entered and he conjectured such entry in a public office might secure to him in Pennsylvania the exclusive right to the same a.s death in such case would not deprive the public of the discovery. .

Your petitioner therefore humbly prays your honorable House will be pleased to grant to him and his Heirs the exclusive right to the emoluments of the same for the term of fourteen years or such term as the honorable House may think it dei^erves -- and your petitioner as in duty bound &c,

Philad=^. September G^h. 1788 Henry Voight.

A true Copy from the Original

J Shallus Asst Clk

of the Gen'. Assembly.

The committee to whom was referred the petition of James Rumsey, John Fitch and Henry Voight beg leave to report --

That having examined the said petitions and with great attention heard the Parties in support of their Respective claims are unanimously of opinion that the law which grants to Jolm Fitch an exclusive Right to all Boats propelled by Fire and Steam, hath not only secured unto him his Heirs &c. the exclusive light to the