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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00063 |
| From Archive Folder | Patents for inventions |
| Title | Patent for Matthias Baldwin's combination of the steam whistle and the boiler |
| Date | 28 May 1846 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Additional authors | Baldwin, Matthias W. (Matthias William) (1795-1866) Burke, Edmund (1809-1882) Green, E. W. C. (fl. 1846) White, John (fl. 1846) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed by Buchanan as Secretary of State. Countersigned by Edmund Burke as United States Commissioner of Patents. Baldwin's written description of the combined steam whistle/boiler is signed by E. W. C. Green and John White as witnesses. Contains a one page diagram depicting Baldwin's invention. Sealed and bound with a light blue ribbon. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology President Steam Patent |
| People | Baldwin, Matthias William (1795-1866) Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Burke, Edmund (1809-1882) Green, E.W.C. (fl. 1846) White, John (fl. 1846) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; Science, Technology, Invention; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |