Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-21
To the Flour and Rice MiIlers
OF IHE United ,Sr.iTES.

OF iHE UvSIiED SiI les.
a. EN- lLEMEN,-lt appears that ma
VI ny have refused to pay for license
to Use my improvements IN the art OF
manufacturing -four, and in lesscning the
labor in lice mills, waiting the decision
of the United States courts While many
others have paid freely the sums de-
handed for my license; there can exist
no reason Why some should pay aud o
Tiers be exempt. There has already been
a sufficient Bu lber Of decisions establish
ing the law, that each iniringer is liable
20 DIX reb.c my actual damages, which
cannot be rated at less than the value OF
the use OF my property during the IN
frinsement. lhave expended the great
es; part Of long, arduous, aud indeiali-
| gable ,ile in study and cxert'ons toinvent
| and introduce into useful operation seye-
raj important and highly uselul improve
menis. frOM which great benefits are de-
rived TO the users, and could have put
in operation many more equal useful,
but was prevented 10y the unjustihable
opposition, wasting the profits of those in
operation, which had intended to apply
to put others ii operation which had
discovered; bat witch now lay dormant,
to my great modification aud the pubic
injury. | come into The courts claiming
remuneration for my time aud labor
the great expenses that have incurred
in advertising repeatedly over the Uni
ted States, AID in my acts travelling
Tor many years to make the utility Of HE
iup ovemeuts known, aud TO instruct
mliwrights 10 make, and miliers to use
them. The law COntempa!es that shall
receive ample re,BuUeratien, and by it |
MAS encouraged 10 risk the great ex-
perses. have repeatedly published that
the price of M license ior the remainder
Of the term should DC, the tall price ot
the labor and boarding saved by the u.s.
Of mY improvements in one year oPly,
with lawful interest until paid; bnt 10
those who iniGinged my rights, End re.
fused to pay when called on, I would,
beginning with the year ending January
p, 1915, count the sum saved in ia.,.r
and boarding. during the 4st year (cqual
to the first price) is a rev sun becoming
due, ard running on interest also; and
So on, the ED day 81 January in each
and every year thereafter a new sum
saved in LABOR aud boarding becomes due,
and runs Oh iaterest until license be pur-
chased, demanding the interest only on
all these sums, leaving The principal IN
the hands of the users; which Is the least
| eau receive of them 10 meet tie ex'
penses which they lave compelled the TO
incur. The above are now tie only
terms OH which nv sgeEts are Instructed
10 grant licenses, ana they are instructed
to institute suits agaius, all lniIinger.
without giving them another call. :
Those who wish 10 purchase licenses
may apply to John Love, esq. BHck!and'
Prince " iiiiaL county, OF IL capt. Juhn
Moody, Redmond, Va.
OLIVER EVANS.
NorE.-Pcrsons usirs Mr.. Evans
improvements, or parts 81 them, anpaid
for. vii! b. sued ii they do not q charge
the Claim on application. MIR. William
! IL. Alexander has, under NY authority
IRON Mr.. Evans, been cmro"e'ed 10 re-
csiye payae Us and deliver licenses TO
use his improvements. Payments, there
lore, nmle to him, John MUDDY, or my
! sell, vii a.oue be valid, and ave the ex-
pcuse Of suit and treble c9nages 10 thv
| defendants. JOIN LIVE
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