Rumsey

[ ruhm-zee ]

/ ˈrʌm zi /

James,1743–92, U.S. engineer and inventor.

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They went upstairs together, and a moment later Rumsey found himself in the palatial chamber which had been prepared for him.
Dr. Rumsey's Patient|L. T. Mead
Dr. Rumsey paused before he replied; he had not expected this question.
Dr. Rumsey's Patient|L. T. Mead
Rumsey was so pleased with the deal next morning, that he let the fellow lie behind the stove all day and sleep it off.
Peak and Prairie|Anna Fuller
The case against him rested wholly on the evidence of Rumsey and Goodenough.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

"Your wife mentioned to me that you were troubled on that point," broke in Dr. Rumsey.
Dr. Rumsey's Patient|L. T. Mead