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Erasmus Bennett wagon brake documents

 Collection — manuscript box: 23 - folder 1
Identifier: 442m

Scope and content

Two copies of a broadside advertising Erasmus Bennett's self-acting wagon brake, patented in 1864, with directions for mounting it on a wagon, printed by Spencer & Williams in Ithaca, New York; three blank printed receipts for payment for the right to use and sell the brake in a particular town, dated 1860s; one sheet with directions for mounting the brake, printed by Spencer & Williams in Ithaca; and one manuscript document agreeing to pay to "Charles Brown or bearer" five dollars each for the right to use and sell the brake for the Town of Southport, Chemung County, New York, with the date and names left blank.

Dates

  • circa 1864.

Creator

Language of Material

In English.

Extent

7 items. (7 items.)

Related Archival Materials

Related collection: Bentley Collection, #553.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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