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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06467 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1828 |
| Title | Patent for George M. Selden's improvement in the tide pump basin or reservoir |
| Date | 10 March 1828 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Additional authors | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Emmet, Thomas Addis (fl. 1828) Nourse, Michael (1778-1860) Selden, Dudley (fl. 1828) Selden, George M. (fl. 1828) Wirt, William (1772-1834) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by Adams as President. Countersigned by Henry Clay as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Selden's written description of his improvement is signed by Thomas Addis Emmet and Dudley Selden as witnesses. Contains a receipt attached to page one signed 9 February 1828 by Michael Nourse, Assistant United States Treasurer. Sealed and bound with red ribbon. |
| Subjects | President Patent Government and Civics Science and Technology Inventor Invention |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Emmet, Thomas Addis (fl. 1828) Nourse, Michael (1778-1860) Selden, Dudley (fl. 1828) Selden, George M. (fl. 1828) Wirt, William (1772-1834) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |