US Presidents - James Monroe & John Q. Adams - Document Signed By Both (patent)
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Monroe, James (1758-1831) & Adams, John Q.(1767-1848) – Document signed by both (patent for farming implement)5. President and 6. President of the United States. Partly printed documentsigned "James Monroe” as President" and “John Quincy Adams" asSecretary of States. Additionally signed by U.S. Attorney General William Wirt(1772-1834) as "Wm Wirt" along bottom. 2pp. (recto and verso), 11.0 x14.5 inch, on vellum, Washington, 1824 April 16. The patent document is bound...to a double-sided schedule containing a detailed description of the invention.Handsome paper seal at lower left, the left edge and seal threaded with a blackribbon. The document reads in part: "The United States of America. To allto whom these Letters Patent shall come: Whereas, Martin Stevens a Citizen ofthe United States, hath alleged that he has invented a new and usefulimprovement in the mode of making Steel Dung-forks, with four or more tines, without riveting or welding out of a solid Bar of Steel, which improvement hestates has not been known or used before his application…" Overall in nearfine condition, with expected toning, wrinkles, and folds. Martin Stevens, amechanic from Waterbury, Connecticut, petitioned for a patent in October 1823.His invention was a four-tined dung fork whose manufacture did not requireextra heat or labor, thus producing a cheaper and stronger product. WithSteven's dung fork, homesteaders could easily "remove manure and digpotatoes" along with a host of other agricultural tasks. The IndustrialRevolution was in full swing when Martin Stevens received his patent on April16, 1824. He was 1 of 12 inventors from New England, the mid-Atlantic states, and the Midwest to receive patents from the U.S. Government that month. Theirinventions ranged from modifications to ploughs, locks, and suction pumps, toimprovements on stove box hearths and steam engines. James Monroe, one ofAmerica's Founding Fathers and the last president of the "VirginiaDynasty, " ushered the nation into both the nineteenth century and the Eraof Good Feelings. Monroe first became involved in revolutionary politics as ateenaged orphan when he stormed the Virginia Governor's palace; he was laterwounded at the Battle of Trenton. Monroe studied law under then Governor ofVirginia Thomas Jefferson. His brilliant political career included stints asContinental Congressional delegate, Virginia Senator, Virginia Governor, U.S.Minister to France, U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom, U.S. Secretary ofState, U.S. Secretary of War, and finally 5th U.S. President (1817-1825.). JohnQuincy Adams (1767-1848) succeeded Monroe as U.S. President just 13 monthsafter signing this document in his role as Secretary of State. John Quincytrained as a lawyer and joined the foreign service, representing his youngcountry's interests in the Netherlands, Prussia, Russia, and the UnitedKingdom. John Quincy was also a Senator and Congressman from Massachusetts. Heserved as 8th Secretary of State before entering the White House in March 1825.
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