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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00059 |
| From Archive Folder | Patents for inventions |
| Title | Patent for Benjamin Smith's improvement in the door lock |
| Date | 13 April 1836 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Additional authors | Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) (1795-1858) Ellsworth, William Wolcott (1791-1868) Forsyth, John (1780-1841) Russ, Charles (fl. 1836) Smith, Benjamin (fl. 1836) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed by Jackson as President. Countersigned by John Forsyth as Secretary of State and Benjamin Franklin Butler as Attorney General. Smith's description of his improvement is signed by William Wolcott Ellsworth and Charles Russ as witnesses. Sealed and bound with green ribbon. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology President Patent |
| People | Butler, Benjamin Franklin (1795-1858) Ellsworth, William Wolcott (1791-1868) Forsyth, John (1780-1841) Russ, Charles (fl. 1836) Smith, Benjamin (fl. 1836) Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; Science, Technology, Invention; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | William Wolcott Ellsworth, son of Supreme Court chief justice Oliver Ellsworth, was an attorney, former U.S. congressman, and future governor of Connecticut. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |