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- Certificate Verifying Solomon Salisbury's Status as a Free Man, April 27, 1811 -
- April 27, 1811
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Certificate Verifying Solomon Salisbury's Status as a Free Man, April 27, 1811
- Deed of Land from the Ojibwa Nations at Detroit to William Tucker of Detroit, Michigan, September 22nd, 1780 -
- September 22, 1780
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Deed of Land from the Ojibwa Nations at Detroit to William Tucker of Detroit, Michigan, September 22nd, 1780
- Estate Inventory of Ruben Wood, Filed April 20, 1801 -
- April 20, 1801
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Estate Inventory of Ruben Wood, Filed April 20, 1801
- Engraved Copy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence, Commissioned by John Quincy Adams, Printed 1823 - This is an exact, precise facsimile of one of America's greatest documents. It is one of two hundred copies commissioned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1820. It is an engraving made from the original document. Two copies each were given to the surviving signers and the rest distributed to Congress, state governments and colleges and universities.
- July 04, 1776
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Engraved Copy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence, Commissioned by John Quincy Adams, Printed 1823
This is an exact, precise facsimile of one of America's greatest documents. It is one of two hundred copies commissioned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1820. It is an engraving made from the original document. Two copies each were given to the surviving signers and the rest distributed to Congress, state governments and colleges and universities.
- Agreement for John Thomson to be Apprenticed to Shipmaster Robert Emery for Six Years, September 11, 1794 -
- September 11, 1794
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Agreement for John Thomson to be Apprenticed to Shipmaster Robert Emery for Six Years, September 11, 1794
- Elijah McCoy: Specification for Improvement in Apparatus in Oiling Slide Valves, Filed March 12, 1887 - Canadian-American inventor Elijah McCoy developed a mechanical lubricator to oil the slide valves on a steam locomotive. McCoy's device automatically supplied measured amounts of oil to the valve, reducing the need for crews to lubricate it manually. McCoy received a patent on his invention in 1872. He refined the device many times. This patent is for an 1887 modification.
- March 12, 1887
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Elijah McCoy: Specification for Improvement in Apparatus in Oiling Slide Valves, Filed March 12, 1887
Canadian-American inventor Elijah McCoy developed a mechanical lubricator to oil the slide valves on a steam locomotive. McCoy's device automatically supplied measured amounts of oil to the valve, reducing the need for crews to lubricate it manually. McCoy received a patent on his invention in 1872. He refined the device many times. This patent is for an 1887 modification.
- Muster Roll for Company E, 46th Regiment of United States Colored Infantry, April 30-June 30, 1865 - Many African Americans proudly joined the Union Army during the Civil War. Though at first turned away, after May 1863 the U. S. War Department began to actively recruit African-American troops. By war's end over 180,000 men in 175 regiments had joined the United States Colored Troops. This muster roll reveals the names of men serving in Company E, 46th Regiment in 1865.
- 30 April 1865 - 30 June 1865
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Muster Roll for Company E, 46th Regiment of United States Colored Infantry, April 30-June 30, 1865
Many African Americans proudly joined the Union Army during the Civil War. Though at first turned away, after May 1863 the U. S. War Department began to actively recruit African-American troops. By war's end over 180,000 men in 175 regiments had joined the United States Colored Troops. This muster roll reveals the names of men serving in Company E, 46th Regiment in 1865.
- 1923 Pennsylvania Driver's License - As more people purchased cars, drove, and had accidents, governments began regulating the operation of the automobile. By the end of the 1920s, most local governments required owners to register their cars and possess a driver's licenses. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued this driver's license in 1923.
- 1923-1924
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1923 Pennsylvania Driver's License
As more people purchased cars, drove, and had accidents, governments began regulating the operation of the automobile. By the end of the 1920s, most local governments required owners to register their cars and possess a driver's licenses. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued this driver's license in 1923.
- Estate Inventory of Lawrence McDonald, Filed January 17, 1818 -
- January 17, 1818
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Estate Inventory of Lawrence McDonald, Filed January 17, 1818
- License Granting the Marrietta Steam Mill Company Use of an Oliver Evans Patented Steam Engine, 1812 - In 1804, Oliver Evans received a patent for a high-pressure steam engine -- a radical departure from the early low-pressure engines operating in the United States at the time. Evans found commercial applications in the flour-milling industry, where some of his other innovations had already been influential. One of Evans's patented engines was installed in a steam flour mill in Marietta, Ohio, in 1811.
- November 04, 1812
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License Granting the Marrietta Steam Mill Company Use of an Oliver Evans Patented Steam Engine, 1812
In 1804, Oliver Evans received a patent for a high-pressure steam engine -- a radical departure from the early low-pressure engines operating in the United States at the time. Evans found commercial applications in the flour-milling industry, where some of his other innovations had already been influential. One of Evans's patented engines was installed in a steam flour mill in Marietta, Ohio, in 1811.