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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stuart , James Ewell , Brown 1833 -1864 (search)
Vail, Stephen -1864
Manufacturer; born near Morristown, N. J., June 28, 1780; received a common school education; became owner of the Speedwell iron works near Morristown, N. J., in 1804, where the engine of the Savannah, the first steamship that crossed the Atlantic, was built.
He contributed money to aid Professor Morse in the construction of the electric telegraph, and the first practical exhibition of the new invention was made at his works.
He died in Morristown, N. J., June 12, 1864.