Jacob Stirewalt license, 1818.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Jacob Stirewalt license, 1818.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/182827401

The collection consists of an 1818 machinery license granting Jacob Stirewalt permission to use patented machinery in a mill on the Coddle Creek of the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, N.C. The license was issued by inventor Oliver Evans, who held the patent.

1 item.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6943722

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Evans, Oliver, 1755-1819

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gb264n (person)

Born near Newport, Del., Evans received little formal education but taught himself mechanics and mathematics, devoting his life to inventing machines. In 1787 he received a patent from Delaware for a system that automated flour milling; published The Young Mill-Wright & Miller's Guide in 1795; and devoted many years to developing the steam engine, including a steam boat launched in 1805. Evans and his family moved to Philadelphia in 1793 where he remained. From the description of...

Stirewalt, Jacob, 1805-1869

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jw9c32 (person)

Jacob Stirewalt was born in Rowan County, N.C., in 1805. He was married to Henrietta Henkel in 1833 and ordained pastor in Lincoln County, N.C., in 1838. He died in Shenandoah County, Va., in 1869. From the description of Jacob Stirewalt license, 1818. WorldCat record id: 182827401 From the guide to the Jacob Stirewalt License, 1818, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...