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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04647 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1793 |
| Title | John Fitch to John Nicholson regarding a receipt of payment |
| Date | 13 February 1793 |
| Author | Fitch, John (1743-1798) |
| Recipient | Nicholson, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Fitch, an inventor, suggests that Nicholson pay Mr. Stokes for use of Stokes' unspecified model. Instructs Nicholson, Comptroller-General of Pennsylvania, to take a receipt for this payment, which "may appear to a jury as a purchase" in case Stokes attempts to claim exclusive rights to the model. Includes a fragment possibly removed from this document with the notation "fragment text does not match document text." |
| Subjects | Invention Inventor Science and Technology Patent Law Steam |
| People | Fitch, John (1743-1798) Nicholson, John (1757-1800) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Law; Arts & Literature; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Fitch is most noted for his creation of the steamboat. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |