Oliver Evans papers, 1789-1956.

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Oliver Evans papers, 1789-1956.

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Business and financial documents (1787-1815), some original and some copied, including a license issued to James Price to use Evans's milling system in 1815.

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Historical Society of Delaware

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Historical Society of Delaware

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Lincoln, Anna T.

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Delaware historian. From the description of Delaware's triumvirate / [signed] Anna T. Lincoln [19--]. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 40427009 ...

Bathe, Greville, 1883-1964

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Evans, Oliver, 1755-1819

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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...

Price, James, 1776-1840

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