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[Letter from Effie Watts Rector to Kenner K. Rector, February 23, 1870]

Description: Letter from Effie Watts Rector, to her husband, Kenner K. Rector discussing how things are going back home. A lot of people have passed away and buried recently. Only one wedding occurred but quite silent some are sick, Calico skirts are in, and Effie would love one. She also wonders if her husband knows how to harvest strawberries.
Date: February 23, 1870
Creator: Rector, Effie Watts
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Improvement in Cotton-Pickers.

Description: Patent for a cotton-picking machine that "consists in a set of saws mounted on a truck, and geared with the driving-wheels, to run in the tops of the plants...and detach the cotton and convey it to a brushing-roller above, which detaches the cotton from the saws and delivers it into a receptacle behind." (Lines 10-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 23, 1870
Creator: McRae, Daniel M.
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