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to Nathaniel Williams
16 September 1830
Wirt, William, 1772-1834
Discusses a conflict between a recent Circuit Court ruling and an act of the Maryland legislature concerning William's role as trustee of the Elkton Bank.
GLC03545.09
[Patent for William Willis' improvement in the two-cylinder atmospheric steam engine, or generating steam engine]
November 14, 1826
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Signed by John Quincy Adams as President. Countersigned by Henry Clay as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Willis' description of his improvement is signed by Horace Atley and Robert Browne as witnesses. Contains a receipt for...
GLC00065
to Thomas Jefferson
24 June 1820
Written by Wirt as Attorney General of the United States to Jefferson in retirement. Letter of introduction for Colonel Allen M. Lane, who was recently given a land bounty by Virginia for his services in the Revolution. Says the testimonials of his...
GLC02504.41
Discourse on the lives and characters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
1826
Speech delivered by Wirt as Attorney General to the House of Representatives on 19 October 1826. Printed by Gales & Seaton. Inscribed in pencil by Wirt to Mr. James. Written shortly after the death of Jefferson and Adams.
GLC02697
William Wirt
circa 1830-1850
Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869
One engraving of William Wirt. Drawn and engraved by James Barton Longacre.
GLC08878.2086
[Engraving of William Wirt]
circa 1860
One undated engraving of William Wirt.
GLC08878.1030
1892
Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918
One engraving of William Wirt dated 1892 engraved by Max Rosenthal.
GLC08878.1031
circa 1800-1869
One engraving of William Wirt by James B. Longacre.
GLC08878.1032
1863
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
One engraving of William Wirt from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel. Published by Johnson, fry & Co. Publishers.
GLC08878.1033
[Patent for Simeon Brown's invention for moving brick, stone, or wooden buildings with the chimneys, furniture, and families therein]
31 July 1827
Signed by Adams as President. Countersigned by Henry Clay as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Contains a seal and faded red ribbon.
GLC06237
[Patent for John Babcock's improvement in printer's ball stocks]
18 March 1818
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Signed by Monroe as President. Countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Babcock's description (page two) countersigned by R. J. Ingersoll and William Scott as witnesses. Contains a covered seal...
GLC06239
[Patent for James Morgan's improvement in warping, dressing, and weaving cotton goods by water or other power]
5 April 1821
Signed by Monroe as President. Countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Contains a seal and red ribbon.
GLC06240
[Patent for George M. Selden's improvement in the tide pump basin or reservoir]
10 March 1828
Signed by Adams as President. Countersigned by Henry Clay as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Selden's written description of his improvement is signed by Thomas Addis Emmet and Dudley Selden as witnesses. Contains a...
GLC06467
[Patent for George Smith's improvement in medicine, entitled anti-dyspeptic pills]
11 August 1821
Signed by Monroe as President. Countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Contains a seal and blue ribbon.
GLC06470
[Patent for Hercules Thomas' invention of the Herculean Hub, an improvement in hubs for carriage wheels]
February 8, 1828
Signed by Adams as President. Countersigned by Henry Clay as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Thomas' description of the Herculean Hub is signed by [Charles?] Dwight and [Angus?] Peabody as witnesses. Sealed and bound with...
GLC06595
[Patent for Silas Hyde's improvements in the bedstead]
2 May 1828
Signed by Adams as President. Countersigned by Henry Clay as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Docketed and signed by Henry L. Ellsworth, Commissioner of Patents. Sealed and bound with bright red ribbon.
GLC07324
to William Wirt
05 July 1828
Asking for comments on Georgia's claims pursuant to an 1802 federal agreement that extinguished Indian titles within the state's boundaries. The letter anticipates the events leading up to the 1829 Georgia-Cherokee Crisis; the Supreme Court case...
GLC08279.01
[Patent for Jacob Bromwell's improvement of the wheat fan, or winnowing machine and J.Q. Adams and Engraving of James Monroe and James Monroe]
November 26, 1818
Document signed by John Quincy Adams and James Monroe, 1 engraving of John Quincy Adams, and 3 engravings of James Monroe.
GLC04823
[Patent for Jacob Bromwell's improvement of the wheat fan, or winnowing machine]
26 November 1818
Signed by James Monroe as President and countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Features paper seal and green ribbon. On separate page, Bromwell's written description of his improvement is signed...
GLC04823.01
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