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[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - February 18, 1872]

Description: Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings. Mood apologizes for being so fussy about a matter where a Mr. Cook refuses to sign anything that he would draw up but demands that Giddings present something to him. This matter is very important to Mood because it would settle his debt to his friend, Captain Smith, who has waited patiently over a year for payment.
Date: February 18, 1872
Creator: Mood, F. A.
Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - December 18, 1872]

Description: Letter from B. D. Dashiell to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Dashiell gives some dates when he expects to be home and expresses his desire to be present when the abitrators meet. He then recommends various people to "estimate the work." Dashiell says that the Soule University board has given Kennon and himself the authority to give bond for the cost in the case of Keesee's heirs. In the case of Mrs. Browning's claim, the matter is not yet settled to Dashiell's disappointment. He plans to be absent often … more
Date: December 18, 1872
Creator: Dashiell, B. D.
Partner: Southwestern University

Improvement in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Gas from Oils.

Description: Patent for "machines for the manufacture of gas from oils, benzine, gasoline, &c.; and it consists in providing the tank or cistern with a retort constructed with an outer cylinder surrounding one or more cylinders or tubes, which inner cylinder is provided with perforated plates at the top and bottom thereof, and the space between said plates filled with sponge or other porous material, while the space or chamber between the inner and outer shell of the retort serves as a mixing-chamber for th… more
Date: June 18, 1872
Creator: Gearing, Charles & Gearing, Franklin A. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Buckles.

Description: Patent for improvement in buckles by providing “with two two tongues on the same pivot, and with a guard for securing the same and the straps in position, thereby producing a simple and reliable means of connecting two straps.” (Lines 6-10) Illustration is included.
Date: June 18, 1872
Creator: Hardeman, Jerome B. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Car-Couplings

Description: Patent for an improved car-coupling that lets cars couple automatically when they run together and uncouple automatically in the event of an accident. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: June 18, 1872
Creator: Jourde, Alfred J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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