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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06476 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Patent for Lewis Tees' improvement in iron-clad vessels |
| Date | 2 June 1863 |
| Author | Otto, William T. (1816-1905) |
| Additional authors | Clouds, John (fl. 1863) Deacon, J. R. (fl. 1863) Holloway, David P. (1809-1883) Howson, Charles (fl. 1863-1876) Howson, Henry (1823-1885) Foster, Charles E. (fl. 1863) Tees, Lewis (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by Otto as Acting Secretary of the Interior. Countersigned by David P. Holloway as Commissioner of Patents. Tees' written description of his improvement is signed by John Clouds and J. R. Deacon as witnesses. Includes a one-page diagram of Tees' invention, signed by Tees' lawyer Henry Howson, and by Charles E. Foster and Charles Howson as witnesses. Includes a seal and dark green ribbon. |
| Subjects | Patent Science and Technology Inventor Invention Government and Civics Ironclad Maritime Navy |
| People | Clouds, John (fl. 1863) Deacon, J. R. (fl. 1863) Foster, Charles E. (fl. 1863) Holloway, David P. (1809-1883) Howson, Charles (fl. 1863-1876) Howson, Henry (1823-1885) Otto, William T. (1816-1905) Tees, Lewis (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |