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[Patent for Lewis Tees' improvement in iron-clad vessels]

Signed by Otto as Acting Secretary of the Interior. Countersigned by David P. Holloway as Commissioner of Patents. Tees' written description of his improvement is signed by John Clouds and J. R. Deacon as witnesses. Includes a one-page diagram of...

GLC06476

[Patent for Hercules Thomas' invention of the Herculean Hub, an improvement in hubs for carriage wheels]

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 Timothy Taylor for improvement in fastening names on horse collars

Countersigned by John Forsyth. Orange seal; tied with green ribbon.

GLC06693

to Nathaniel Cutting re: appointing arbitrator to settle disputes

Appointing an arbitrator to settle a dispute between Daniel Pettibone of Philadelphia, and Peter Townshend and Van Tassel of Newburg, N.Y., who both claim to have invented a drill for boring cannon.

GLC06694

Patent for improvement of building fireplace and chimneys, to Cyrus Blood

Issued to Cyrus Blood. Ribbon is dirty and rather unattractive

GLC06782