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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02711.23 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of William E. Jones |
| Title | Contract with Henry H. Sibley, witnessed by H. P. Brewster |
| Date | 9 March 1857 |
| Author | Jones, William E. (1824-1864) |
| Additional authors | Jones, William E. |
| Document Type | Legal document; Military document |
| Content Description | Henry H. Sibley and William E. Jones agree that Jones will be the sole agent in the manufacture and sale of Sibley's patented "Improved Conical Tent." Contract states agreement. |
| Subjects | Patent Contract Frontiers and Exploration Immigration and Migration Military Supplies Invention Inventor Commerce Merchants and Trade Confederate General or Leader |
| People | Sibley, Henry Hastings (1811-1891) Jones, William E. (1824-1864) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Born in Louisiana, Sibley graduated from West Point in 1838. In the 1850s he invented the "Sibley" tent and the "Sibley" stove, avidly used on the frontier. After his unsuccessful New Mexico campaign in 1862, he was given minor commands and struggled with alcoholism. In 1863 he was court-martialed in Louisiana, though not convicted. After the war he served as an advisor to Egypt. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |