Josiah V. Meigs notebook

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Josiah V. Meigs notebook

1854-1866

https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/resources/643

This collection contains a notebook created by Josiah Vincent Meigs, including sketches and notes related to various of his inventions including sketches of cartridges and guns produced by the United States Cartridge Company in Lowell, Massachusetts; and sketches of railway chairs and couplings later used as part of the Meigs Elevated Railway (built in the 1880s). The notes and sketches are dated from 1854 to 1866. Josiah Meigs grew up in Tennessee, was an appretice to his brother James, an engineer; and also served in the Union Army before moving to Massachusetts in 1866.

0.3 cubic feet; (1 flat storage box, 1 microfilm box)

eng, Latn

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6358280

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries

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United States Cartridge Company

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Meigs, Josiah Vincent, 1840-1907

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Josiah Vincent Meigs, 1840-1907, was an inventor, widely known for the Meigs Elevated Railway built in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the 1880s. Josiah Meigs was born and grew up in Tennessee, was an appretice to his brother James, an engineer; and also served in the Union Army before moving to Massachusetts in 1866. From the guide to the Josiah V. Meigs notebook, 1854-1866, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections) ...

Meigs Elevated Railway Project

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