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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 [Patent for Hercules Thomas' invention of the Herculean Hub, an improvement in hubs for carriage wheels]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06595 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: February 8, 1828 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 37 cm, Width: 27.5 cm Order a Copy

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 green ribbon.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Dwight, [Charles], fl. 1828
Peabody, [Angus?], fl. 1828
Thomas, Hercules, fl. 1828
Wirt, William, 1772-1834

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