Papers of Levi Pitman [manuscript], 1830-1980.

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Papers of Levi Pitman [manuscript], 1830-1980.

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A bound receipt book, 1830-1860, contains cooking recipes, home remedies, and instructions for household products such as candles, salve, soap and cement. There is also a copy of "Extracts from the Diaries of Levi Pitman of Mt. Olive, Shenandoah Co. Va. 1845-1892" prepared by Daniel W. Bly of Harrisonburg, Va., from originals in 6707-b.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Pittman family.

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Pitman, Levi, 1807-1892.

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Mt. Olive, Shenandoah County, Va., clockmaker, mechanic, carpenter, musical instrument maker and occasional doctor and dentist. From the description of Papers of Levi Pitman [manuscript], 1830-1980. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647844177 Shenandoah County, Virginia, handyman, carpenter, clockmaker and general jack of all trades. From the description of Patent awarded to Levi Pitman, 1853. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31084370 ...

Bly, Daniel W. (Daniel Wayne), 1941-

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Levi Pittman, the son of Emanuel Pitman (1772-1850) and his wife Esther Funkhouser (1777-1853), was born on 6 September 1807 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, where he lived until his death in 1892. He married Rachel Windle (d. 1893) in 1845. He was a tinker, repairing clocks and musical instruments, as well as extracting teeth. He created many labor saving items and successfully obtained patents on several inventions, including an apple corer and a cherry seeder. He designed and fitted artificial...