Deposition in the case of John Ames v. Charles Howard, et al., 1833 [photoprints].

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Deposition in the case of John Ames v. Charles Howard, et al., 1833 [photoprints].

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The document is a deposition in a patent infringement case brought by John Ames of Springfield, Mass., against the firm of Howard & Lothrop (Case No. 36, October term, 1833, United States Circuit Court, Boston, Mass.). Ames had visited the Gilpins' mill in 1822 and eventually obtained information about the papermaking machine by bribing a workman. Within two months, Ames had patented a machine that closely resembled Gilpin's. Ames later asked Gilpin to testify about the origins of his machine. Gilpin and Hugh McFee, a workman who had resisted Ames' bribes, agreed to provide written answers to a list of questions, which were then read into the court record.

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Gilpin, Thomas, 1776-1853

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John Pemberton of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a member of the Society of Friends, was imprisoned with 19 other men in Winchester, Virginia, between 1777 and 1778, after refusing to swear allegiance to the United States. Fearing collusion with invading British forces, the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania arrested 17 Quakers and three additional men in September 1777, and transferred the prisoners to Winchester, Virginia, later that month. The men were released in April 1778, though two d...