Otto, William T. (1816-1905) [Patent for Lewis Tees' improvement in iron-clad vessels]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06476 Author/Creator: Otto, William T. (1816-1905) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 2 June 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 54 x 38.1 cm. Order a Copy
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.
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