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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Patent for Timothy Taylor for improvement in fastening names on horse collars

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06693 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 1835/03/11 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 37.5 cm, Width: 28.5 cm Order a Copy

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

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Forsyth, John, 1780-1841

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