Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-27

w HF-NEA> J.. William W-'.or. oe the
county OF Cumberland, .-,d e.,,,e s
Virginia, have bought vf l}..,,;,n - ~ ~
nard, the full and exclusive ,i,,h+
tent right, on machine Tor thresb;.,,. 81,
grain and seeds, which patcu, rirL, $50 go.
date the 3Oth day OF November. I9oz ~
is granted Tor IL years from, the ds,s sn..
'he I"uhues OF Cumberland, Prince Ed
waru' A"eiia, Nnttoway and Charlotte. i'm
S"S'uia' oeed 70 the aforesaid conn,;es
was executed to me 10y MI. Berr.rd -.
self, on the 9th day of December tSoe IN,
is recorded in the county cour, of Cv,n, ,uu
land, agreeabiy to law. A descrin,;on .e
this machine is thought entirely unpor re-" VI
~, as there is no other within nv -.
ledge, that is in actu ! use-besidas NJ.
bernard, IN order To give rise 20 his ;,,,s.
| tion, has been az the expense nc hn..;
plates, with explanatory ,fp.es. ana -
cnces TO the most approved na,cs NJ So.
ing them, which is So :n1stcrlv and eva,,,-
siteiy executed that any g"od w"f : cna,,- h,,
having one of those publications. could ..
rect machine without ever having see,
one. He has dispersed within tn.. lTn;,a,,
States about 10000, and has brought he.
machine into use in almost every state an,
| 1t is said to be much more valuable amor,.r
the rice farmers in the southern s,ato.a
! than it is with the whe1t--but am jntuc
ed 70 believe to the Contrary for 7 hav.
! built several farmers machines, whose GROVE
( OF wheat did not eTceed 500 bushels. ann
they have found such great advantages fror,
the use of them, that they have said ,hcv
would not be without them if the exnrnss.
of building was double. have at this time.
a great number Of machines on hand. and
shall be in situation tn furnish them in a.
nv part of the Aforesaid Counties, and made.
ioft l,a.l nck o, y
cDal shop for furnishing tins kind of yyorl
&c kept near Fsrnvillc. but in a SHORT ,;me,
| shall establish several, in different parts
Of the aforesaid coun les. Good wages will
be given to MGLL-WRfGHTS, tha, win
come we'll recommended, and embark i'm
che business Licence to farmers that NAV
| wish To erect those machines within them
selves, will be issued by the Post Master at.
| Farrnville, at twenty dollars. without apv'
regard to the scale or size of the machine
and / do hereby forewarn all persons from.
! building, constructing or using machines.
cor s.ining the principles made patent to
BenJamin r. Bernard under the law of the
UNITED States, within the above mentioned
counties, without legal authority {, nm me
or my agents, or fran infringing on the pa
teni or nv rights, in using machines built
previous to the d tie of the patent RIGHT. ex..
cept those who Stained licence from Mr..
| bernard or his agents, prior 10 the date of
| the e%ecuton OF the deed 20 the aboyeruen--
| toned counties n pe--o;hcrwisc they shall.
for all such offences, suffer the penalty of
the law. without the least reserve, for the
law suppresses the use Of an invention, With
in the term of a patent right, as much as it
does TO commit breach in building within
the term. / hereby give notice to all Squire
, Bernard's agents who may have issued H..
cenccs Within the aforesaid counties, since
have held the right, TO take them in. as
they will be made void and of no effect.
and furthermore give notice 10 all who
may have obtained licences. that they are
NOT legal, and that they will have to force:
them into their original channel.
WILLIAM S. WALTON.