Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 [Patent for Simeon Brown's invention for moving brick, stone, or wooden buildings with the chimneys, furniture, and families therein]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06237 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 31 July 1827 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 36.7 cm, Width: 28.9 cm Order a Copy
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.
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