Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-22
To the Flour and Rice Miller:
OF THE UNITED STHTES.

~ ENTLEMEN,-It appears that ma
" ny have refused 10 pay for license
to use my improvements in the art Of
| manufacturing -four, and in lessening the
labor in rice mills, waiting the decision
of the United States courts; while many
others have paid freely the SUMS | de-
mandcd for my license; there can exist
| no reason why some should pay and O.
Tiers be exempt. There has already been
A sufficient number Of decisions establish.
ing the law, that each infringer is liable
70 pay treble my actual damages, which
cannot be rated at less than the value Of
the use Of NY property during the in.
friueement. have expended the great
est part of long, arduous, aud indetati-
gable lie in study and ezertiens tc invent
aud iutraiuce int useful pelation seye-
raj important and highly useful improve
ments, from which great benefits are de-
rived to the users, and / could have put
in operation many more equal .retul,
but was prevented by the uniustiiiable
opposition, wasting the profits Of those in
| operation, which had intended to apply
to pu. others ia operation which HAD
discovered; but which now lay dormant,
to my great modification and the public
injury. come into the courts claiming
remuneration for my tine and labor
the great expenses that l have incurred
in advertising repeatedly over Tie Uni
ted States, and in my agents travelling
for many years to make The utility of the
improvements known, aud 20 instruct
mlilwrights 70 make, and millcrs TO use
them. The law coLtempates that shall
receive ampie remuneration, AMI by il
was encouraged to risk the great ex-
penses. have repeatedly published that
the price Of my license Tor the remainder
Of the term should be, the lull plice Of
the labor and boarding saved by the use
of mi improvements in one year only,
with lawful interest until pads but TO
those who irinnged my nights, and re-
fused TO pay when called ca, 1 would,
beginning with the year cn.Iing January
%, 1918, count the sum s.Ted IN labor
aud boarding during the last year equal
to the first price as afew suM Decoml &
due, aud running on interest also; aud
so on, the e2d day OF January IN each
and every year thereafter new sum
saved In lapor and boarding becomes due,
and runs OIL interest until Incense be pur-
chased, demanding the interest only On
all these sums, leaving the principal in
the hands of the users; which IS the least
| can receive of them to meet the ex
penses which they have compelled me to
incur, The above are nov the only
terms on which my agents are Instructed
10 grant licenses, anu they are Instructed
TO institute suits agains; all inliiogers
without giving them a"Jther call.
Those who wish to purchase licenses
may apply TO John Love, esq Buckland,
Prince " lillian, county, OF to capt. John
Moody, Richmond, Va.
NorE.-Persons using Mr.. Evans
improy enle,rts, or parts u them, uhPaiu
for. viii BE- sued If they do not discharge |
the c. aim Oh application. air. " iiiiam
II. Alexander has, unuer my au'horty
irom AIR. Evans, been eIppow cred 10 re-
celys payments and deliver LICENSES 10
use his improvements. Payments, there
Iore. made to INN, John MOODY, or my
srlf, will a. one be valid, and save The ex-
pensc o, suit ana Tebfc Iamsges - tbs
defendants. 'onH IL 'h,
Janaar, tin ,