Papers, 1830-1893.

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Papers, 1830-1893.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39028431

Collection contains correspondence to and from Moses G. Farmer, account books, diaries, clippings, photographs, and other memorabilia. Correspondents include inventors Joseph Henry and William Francis Channing. Also contains legal and business papers regarding Farmer's patents and inventions, especially the electric railroad and fire alarm system. Includes correspondence and papers of members of the Farmer, Shapleigh, and Little families.

5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)1 oversize box.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7410418

University of California, Los Angeles

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Farmer, Moses G. (Moses Gerrish), 1820-1893

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Moses Gerrish Farmer was born Feb. 9, 1820 in Boxcawen, NH; entered preparatory school at Andover in 1832; attended Dartmouth, but withdrew because of ill health; he worked briefly in a civil engineer's office and was affiliated with various private schools in New England; married Hannah Tobey Shapleigh in 1844; while he was a school principal in Dover, NH, he invented a machine to print paper window shades; began work with the electric telegraph, eventually taking charge of the telegraph line b...