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Book/Printed Material In Senate of the United States, February 11, 1822. The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the petition of Abel Pratt, made the following report: That the petitioner sets forth in his petition that Phineas Pratt, his father, about the year 1800, invented a new and useful improvement in machines for making combs Cited as: S. Doc. 17-39

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  • In Senate of the United States, February 11, 1822. The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the petition of Abel Pratt, made the following report: That the petitioner sets forth in his petition that Phineas Pratt, his father, about the year 1800, invented a new and useful improvement in machines for making combs

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Doc. 17-39

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1822.

Headings

  • -  Pratt, Abel
  • -  Pratt, Phineas
  • -  Claims
  • -  Inventions
  • -  Patent extensions

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (1 page).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 17-1:S.DOC.39
  • Y 1.1/2:59

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024761736

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  • pdf
  • online text

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United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. Senate. In Senate of the United States, . The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the petition of Abel Pratt, made the following report: That the petitioner sets forth in his petition that Phineas Pratt, his father, about the year 1800, invented a new and useful improvement in machines for making combs. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1822] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024761736/.

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United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. Senate, A. (1822) In Senate of the United States, . The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the petition of Abel Pratt, made the following report: That the petitioner sets forth in his petition that Phineas Pratt, his father, about the year 1800, invented a new and useful improvement in machines for making combs. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024761736/.

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United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. Senate. In Senate of the United States, . The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the petition of Abel Pratt, made the following report: That the petitioner sets forth in his petition that Phineas Pratt, his father, about the year 1800, invented a new and useful improvement in machines for making combs. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1822] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024761736/>.