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: 8 February 1828 Pagination: 4 p. ; 37 x 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.
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