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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07328 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1808 |
| Title | Patent for John Templeman's improvement in the chain bridge |
| Date | 16 August 1808 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Additional authors | Corcoran, Thomas (fl. 1808) Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt (1791-1858) Madison, James (1751-1836) Oto, John (fl. 1808) Rodney, C. A. (Caesar Augustus) (1772-1824) Templeman, John (fl. 1808-1810) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by Jefferson as President. Countersigned by James Madison as Secretary of State and Caesar Augustus Rodney as Attorney General. Templeman's written description of his improvement is signed by Thomas Corcoran and John Oto as witnesses. The final page, signed by Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, contains a written description of several diagrams of Templeman's invention. Sealed and bound with faded white ribbon. |
| Subjects | President Patent Science and Technology Industry Inventor Invention Government and Civics Infrastructure |
| People | Corcoran, Thomas (fl. 1808) Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt (1791-1858) Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Madison, James (1751-1836) Oto, John (fl. 1808) Rodney, C. A. (Caesar Augustus) (1772-1824) Templeman, John (fl. 1808-1810) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Science, Technology, Invention; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Henry Leavitt Ellsworth served as the United States Commissioner of Patents 1835-1845. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |