Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 16F. Hunt, 1847 |
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Page 44
... contains a memoir of Eli Whitney , the inventor of the Cotton - Gin , which was prepared by Profes- sor Olmsted , of Yale College . This memoir , together with some reminis- cences of Mr. Whitney , by Professor Silliman , has recently ...
... contains a memoir of Eli Whitney , the inventor of the Cotton - Gin , which was prepared by Profes- sor Olmsted , of Yale College . This memoir , together with some reminis- cences of Mr. Whitney , by Professor Silliman , has recently ...
Page 45
... contains also a very valuable . series of articles on this subject , ( by Professor M'Cay , of the University of Geor- gia , ) presenting minute statements of the annual production and exportation of cotton during recent years ...
... contains also a very valuable . series of articles on this subject , ( by Professor M'Cay , of the University of Geor- gia , ) presenting minute statements of the annual production and exportation of cotton during recent years ...
Page 47
... contains the essentials of Whitney's patent , with- out material change or addition . The brush and the cylinder remain , like Ful- ton's paddle - wheel , unchanged in form and necessity , however vast the improve- ments in the ...
... contains the essentials of Whitney's patent , with- out material change or addition . The brush and the cylinder remain , like Ful- ton's paddle - wheel , unchanged in form and necessity , however vast the improve- ments in the ...
Page 69
... containing the provisions now under consideration , clauses were inserted in both bills with a view to confer such a power or appointment on the chief clerks in both Bureaus . The clause in re- spect to the Patent - Office I have ...
... containing the provisions now under consideration , clauses were inserted in both bills with a view to confer such a power or appointment on the chief clerks in both Bureaus . The clause in re- spect to the Patent - Office I have ...
Page 81
... contain any weight , quantity , or measure , as the case may be , and , likewise , when those quantities may be stated in the in- voice , but not so stated in good faith , but , on being properly tested , are found to fall short of the ...
... contain any weight , quantity , or measure , as the case may be , and , likewise , when those quantities may be stated in the in- voice , but not so stated in good faith , but , on being properly tested , are found to fall short of the ...
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