Documents relating to Ross Winans' patent for the eightwheeled car.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9781418199609
Subjects: History / United States / General
First sentence: Whereas, Ross Winans, a citizen of the United States, hath alleged that he has invented a new and useful improvement in the construction of cars or carriages intended to run upon rail-roads, which improvement he states has not been known or used before his application; hath sworn that he does verily believe that he is the the true inventor or discoverer of the said improvement; hath paid into the Treasury of the United States the sum of thirty dollars, delivered a receipt for the same, and presented a petition to the Secretary of Stale, signifying a desire of obtaining an exclusive property in the said improvement, and praying that a patent may be granted for that purpose: