Leander James McCormick collection of papers concerning the inventions of Robert McCormick of Rockbridge County, Virginia [manuscript] 1878-1910.

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Leander James McCormick collection of papers concerning the inventions of Robert McCormick of Rockbridge County, Virginia [manuscript] 1878-1910.

Letters and affidavits collected to give support to the contention that Robert McCormick, instead of Cyrus Hall McCormick, invented the reaper. Among the witnesses are William Samuel McCormick, Ellen McCormick Raney, John H.B. Schultz, and James Hall Shields. The life and works of Robert McCormick including his invention of the reaper / by Robert Hall McCormick and James Hall Shields (1910). 6 copies. Eight scale models of Robert McCormick's inventions.

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Raney, Ellen McCormick.

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Shields, James Hall, 1849-1916.

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Schultz, John H. B.

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McCormick, Robert Hall, 1780-1846.

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McCormick, William Samuel, d. 1946.

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McCormick, Leander J. (Leander James), 1819-1900

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McCormick, Robert, 1786-1846.

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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...