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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00065 |
| From Archive Folder | Patents for inventions |
| Title | Patent for William Willis' improvement in the two-cylinder atmospheric steam engine, or generating steam engine |
| Date | 14 November 1826 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Additional authors | Atley, Horace (fl. 1826) Browne, Robert (fl. 1826) Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Tucker, Thomas Tudor (1745-1828) Willis, William (fl. 1826) Wirt, William (1772-1834) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed by Adams as President. Countersigned by Henry Clay as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Willis' description of his improvement is signed by Horace Atley and Robert Browne as witnesses. Contains a receipt attached to the back of page one signed by Thomas Tudor Tucker, United States Treasurer. Sealed and bound with blue ribbon. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology President Patent Steam |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Atley, Horace (fl. 1826) Browne, Robert (fl. 1826) Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Tucker, Thomas Tudor (1745-1828) Willis, William (fl. 1826) Wirt, William (1772-1834) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; Science, Technology, Invention; The Presidency; 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 |