Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 15.25, July 1, 1836. Patent issued to "Prentice White, a citizen of the United States, [who] hath alleged that he has invented a new and useful improvement in the Machine for making Ship's Thimbles." Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Andrew Jackson, and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth and Attorney General Benjamin Franklin Butler. Document retains the original seal and green ribbon. Archivally double-matted and framed with a portrait and biographical plaque to an overall size of 29.5 x 25.25. In fine condition. Accompanied by the manuscript description of the invention, three pages both sides, in part: "Be it known that I Prentice White of Yarmouth in the county of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts Blacksmith, have invented a new and useful improvement in the machinery for making ships thimbles, and that the following is a full and exact description of the construction and operation of the machine as invented or improved by me viz: It consists of a bench, horned anvil, and hammer or sledge with appurtenances."
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