Jesse E. Dow, William M. Edwards, and Samuel Davis Patent
This collection is a U. S. patent, granted to Jesse E. Dow, William M. Edwards, and Samuel Davis, for a rotary coal sifter, a machine to separate coal from dust and dirt. The document is dated March 27, 1834 and is signed by President Andrew Jackson, Secretary of State Louis McLane, and Attorney General Benjamin Franklin Butler.
Dates
- 1834 March 27
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection is a U. S. patent, granted to Jesse E. Dow, William M. Edwards, and Samuel Davis, for a rotary coal sifter, a machine to separate coal from dust and dirt. The document is dated March 27, 1834 and is signed by President Andrew Jackson, Secretary of State Louis McLane, and Attorney General Benjamin Franklin Butler.
Biographical/Historical Note
Jesse E. Dow, William M. Edwards, and Samuel Davis were from Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. Born in the frontier settlement of the Waxhaws in South Carolina, Jackson moved to Salisbury, NC in 1784 and received his license to practice law in 1787, beginning his practice in North Carolina's Western District in Washington County (now a part of Tennessee). In October 1788, he moved to Nashville, where he met his wife Rachel. After serving as the major general of the Tennessee militia for twenty years and earning recognition as a military leader in the War of 1812, Jackson was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1823 and to the presidency in 1828. After serving two terms as president, Jackson returned to the Hermitage, his Nashville home, in early 1837. Eight years later, in 1845, Jackson died at his home at the age of 78.
Louis McLane (1786-1857) was a lawyer and politician. He served in numerous political positions including as a U. S. Representative (1817-1827) and Senator (1827-1829) from Delaware, as Secretary of the Treasury (1831-1833), and as Secretary of State (1833-1834) among many others. McLane was a prominent member on of Andrew Jackson’s Cabinet.
Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858) was a lawyer from New York. He held many political positions within the state of New York and was appointed by Andrew Jackson as Attorney General of the United States (1833-1838).
Arrangement
This collection is in a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository