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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Letter from the Secretary of State

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09991 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 31 January 1814 Pagination: 1 p. ; Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled Letter from the Secretary of State Transmitting a list of the Names of Persons to Whom Patents Have Been Issued For any New or Useful Art, Machine, Manufacture, or Composition of Matter, Or any Improvement Theron from January 1st 1813 to January 1st 1814 published January 31, 1814. This list includes approximately 175 patents in a chat that includes the name of the invention, date it was patented, name and residence of the inventor.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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