Papers, 1831-1882.

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Papers, 1831-1882.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145786646

Papers of Jones, a farmer and merchant of Rockbridge County, Virginia, containing some correspondence with Robert and Cyrus Hall McCormick, but consisting chiefly of scattered receipts; one ledger for his Lexington store; and two account books, in which he recorded carpentering and hauling for others, his own farm and family expenses, and yields from an apple orchard and his selection of trees. Included are typewritten notes taken from a diary kept by Jones, 1842-1847, relating to members of the McCormick family.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder including 2 volumes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6849491

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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McCormick, Robert, 1780-1846

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Jones, Henry Boswell, 1797-1882

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McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884

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American inventor. From the description of Autograph signature clipped from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, D. C., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270608834 Cyrus H. McCormick, inventor of the reaper, was, at the time of this letter, engaged in his fruitless efforts to renew the patent for his invention. From the description of My faithful servant, Joseph, 1854 December 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122700825 Inventor, from Chicago...