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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Patent issued to Ephraim Gilbert for the construction of gun locks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07585 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 1829/04/03 Pagination: 4 p. 38.5 x 27.8 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Martin Van Buren. On parchment, with red ribbon.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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