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Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company~ President, Elliston Perot. Treasurer, John Bacon.
Ridge Turnpike Company, office N W. corner of Dock and Pear. Annual election on the first Monday in Janu- ary. President, Wm. Rawle. Treasurer, Thomas H. White.
Susquehanna and Tioga Turnpike Road Company --- George Vaux, president.
Schuylkill Navigation Company .- Annual elec- tion in January. Treasurer and Secretary, Thomas Harper.
Schuylkill Permanent Bridg. Company-Richard Peters, president.
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Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania-Incor. porated in 1817. [The object of this Company is the opening of a communication by water, for the transportation of the produce of the country, and of goods, wares, and merchan- dise, between the city of Philadelphia and the western and north-western counties of Pennsylvania, by means of a complete canal and lock navigation: it is now rapidly pro- gressing. It must be a matter of gratulation to every Penn- sylvanian to find public attention so much awakened to the lasting benefit of the state, in the improvement of the numerous and noble streams that traverse almost every county. When the Delaware shall have formed a junction with the Chesapeake and Rariton, should the present spirit of improving the Schuylkill, Susquehanna, &c. &c. continue -- then, and not till then, will " Philadelphia be the Mistress of the American Continent." Let our Legislature do their duty: we ought to lead. Maryland and New Jersey mainly depend, as it were, on our commencement of the work, which cannot but be beneficial to all concerned, especially to Philadelphia, from her central situation: with the Delaware and Schuylkill in front and rear, and the Lehigh Mines at a trifling distance, she must naturally be the emporium of the vast trade arising from this inland and canal navigation. The estimated ex- pense of this desirable result, would, it is said, be consider- ably less than that of the Herculean Canal of New York. A perusal of two pamphlets, published some time since-the first by Wm. J. Duane, Esq., and the last by Samuel Breck, Esq. would furnish more real information relative to the to- pography of the state, its water courses, and the practicabi- lity of their conjunction, or of their being diverted into the Susquehanna, Schuylkill, &c. than is to be found in some fifty legislative speeches on the subject.]
In the State House Buildings,
Which occupy the south side of Chesnut, from Fifth to Sixtl. streets, are all the offices of the Corporation, and of the First Congressional District of the State. The different Courts ars held in the same place. All the offices are fire-proof.r .
WARDENS OF THE PORT.
(Appointed annually .- Office No. 18 Walnut.)
Master Warden, David Maffet.
Assistant Wardens, Paul Cox, Stephen Girard, Wm. West. Joseph Reynolds, Charles Penrose and Samuel Volans.
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CUSTOM HOUSE.
In south Second street, below Dock, corner of Elmslie's alley.
General John Steele, collector. Andrew Epplee, deputy collector.
Jarnes Glentworth, surveyor.
Samuel Clark, naval officer.
Jolin Steele, jun. weigh master.
James Stewart and Samuel Ross, appraisers.
INSPECTORS.
Upper District, from the north side of Market to Kensing. ton-Charles Anderson, Thomas Cash, Chambers Gaw, Gilbert Gaw, Peter Ozeas, John Reed, John P. Schott.
Middle District, from Market to Spruce-Benjamin Ashmead, Joseph R. Dickson, John Davis, John W. Durant, Henry Huber, Jacob Zebley.
Lower District, from Spruce to the mouth of the Schuyl- Rill-Wm. Dalzell, Robert Hopkins, Hunlock Huddy, Andrew Jackson, Joseph Robinson, Job Whipple, J. Brown.
At the Lazaretto- -David Ross.
At Marcus Hook- -Frederick Shull.
Benjamin Thomas, Inspector, and Captain of the Port Re- venue Barge.
- Directions
For finding the different Offices in the Custom House.
The desks of the Clerks, &c. are numbered from 1 to 6, and the business done at each desk is as follows:
Desk, No. 1 --- Examination of Inward Entries, calculations of Duties and Drawbacks.
No. 2 --- Bonds for Duties taken and Permits issued. No. S --- Cashier, and for the Entrance and Clearance of Vessels coastwise.
No. 4 --- Exports and Debentures.
No. 5 --- Record of Imports.
No. 6 --- Entrance and Clearance of Vessels from and to foreign'ports, and for preparing ships' papers.
RATES OF PILOTAGE.
Inwards --- Under and up to 12 feet, at $3 33 cts. per foot, Above 12 feet, at $4 16 cts. per foot. Outwards .-- Under and up to 12 feet, at $2} per foot. Above 12 feet, at $3 33 cts. per foot.
And ten dollars extra, from the 20th of November until the 10th of March, inclusive, is paid by all vessels of 100 tons burthen and upwards.
Foreign bottoms pay two dollars and 67 cts. additional to the above.
ALMANAC FOR 1825.
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Eclipses in the Fear 1823.
1. An Eclipse of the Sun on the 12th of January, at 53 mi- lutes after 3 o'clock in the morning.
2. Of the Moon on the 26th of the same month, at ten mi- nutes after 12, noon.
3. Of the Sun on the 10th of February, at 4 minutes after 10 o'clock in the evening
4. Also of the Sun on the 8th of July, at 39 minutes after 1 in the morning. [The above are consequently invisible to us. ]
5. A total and visible Eclipse of the Moon on the 22d of July, as follows: H. M.
Beginning at Philadelphia on the 22d, at 8
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Beginning of total darkness 9
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End of the eclipse on the 23d, 0 21
Digits eclipsed 18 1-5 from the north side of the earth's shadow.
6. Of the Sun on the 6th of August, at 52 minutes after & o'clock in the morning; invisible in Philadelphia, in conse- quence of the Moon's south latitude.
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WHOLESOME ADVICE.
Thoughts
Divine, awful, godly.
Conversation
Little, honest, true.
Works
Profitable, holy, charitable.
Manners
Grave, courteous, cheerful.
Diet
Temperate, convenient, sober.
Apparel
Łbe<
Frugal, neat, comely.
Will
Constant, obedient, ready.
Sleep
Moderate, quiet, seasonable.
Prayers
Short, devout, often, fervent,
Recreations
Lawful, brief, seldom.
Memory
Of death, punishment, glory, be silent.
Hear
Be silent
understand.
Understand ‹ and learn to
remember.
Remember
do accordingly.
All that you
see, judge hear, believe know, tell can -do, do
not.
If ever you speak any thing, think first, and look narrowly what you speak --- of whom you speak --- and to whom you speak, lest you bring your- self into great trouble.
Let your
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CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES,
FOR THE YEAR 1820:
Showing also the number of Representatives for 1823, or Eighteenth Congress.
States and Territories.
Total Popul'n.
Slaves.
Rep
Maine-
298,335
7
New Hampshire
244,161
6
Vermont
235,764
5
Massachusetts
523,287
13
Rhode Island
83,059
48
2
Connecticut
275.248
97
6
New York .
1,372,812
10,088
34
New Jersey
277,575
7,557
6
Pennsylvania
1,049,458
211
26
Delaware
72,749
4,509
1
Maryland
407,350
107,393
9
Virginia
1,065,3:66
425,153
22
North Carolina
638,829
205,017
13
South Carolina
502,741
958,457
9
Georgia
340,989
149,656
7
Alabama
127,901
41,879
2
Mississippi
75,448
32,814
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Louisiana
153.407
69.064
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Tennessee
422,313
80,097
9
Kentucky
564,517
126,732
12
Ohio
581,434
14
Indiana
147,178
190
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Illinois
55,211
917
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Missouri
66,586
10,222
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Michigan Territory
8,896
Arkansas Territory .
14,273
1.617
District of Columbia
33,039
6,377
9.638.226
1.538.113
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Population of Florida about 10,000.
Free persons of colour in the United States, 233,357.
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DIPLOMATIC FOREIGN INTERCOURSE.
Ministers Plenipotentiary.
To Great Britain, Richard Rush. To France, Albert Gal- latin. To Russia, Henry Middleton. To Spain, John Forsyth. To Portugal, Henry Dearborn. To Mexico, Mr. Poinsett. [Salary, S9000; outfit, $18,000.]
Charge d'Affaires.
To the Netherlands, Alex. H. Everett. To Sweden, Charles Ilughes, jun. [Salary $4000.]
Secretaries of Legation.
To Great Britain, John Adams Smith. To France, Daniel Sheldon. To Spain, John A. Appleton. To Portugal, Thomas L. I. Brent. [Salary, S2000.]
Agents for Claims.
London, Thomas Aspinwall. Paris, Isaac Cox Barnet. Bu- enos Ayres, John M. Forbes. Chili, John B. Prevost. Vene- zuela, Charles S. Todd.
Consuls and Commercial Agents of the United States in Great Britain and Ireland.
London, Thomas Aspinwall. Liverpool, James Maury, Bristol, Harman Visger. Plymouth, Nathaniel G. Ingraham, jun. Falmouth, Robt. W. Fox. Kingston-upon-Hull, Win. Davy. Cowes, Thomas Auldjo. Leith, Joel Hart. Dublin, Thos. English. Cork, Jacob Mark. Belfast, Saml. Luke. Gib- raltar, Bernard Henry. Isle of France, Martin Bickham. Turks Island, Thomas Wynns. Bermuda, *Wm. R. Higin- botham, Glasgow and Greenock, Harvey Strong. Nassau, N. P. * John Storr.
Russia.
St. Petersburg, Abraham P. Gibson.
Sweden and Norway.
Stockholm, David Erskine. "Gottenburg, C. A. Murray, Christiansand, Henry Jansen, jun. St. Barts, R. M. Harrison.
Denmark.
Copenhagen, John Rainals. St. Croix, Robert Jaques. St. Thomas, *Nathan Levy.
Germany.
Hamburg, Edwd. Wyer. Bremen, Fredk. J. Wichelhausen, jun. Embden, Wm. Clark,
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Prussian Provinces of the Rhine.
Remscheid, John G. Baker.
· Netherlands.
Ostend, Louis Mark. Amsterdam, John W. Parker. Rotter- dam, Emanuel Wambersie. Antwerp, David Parrish. St. Eu, statia, John Hollingsworth. Curracoa, Cartland L. Parker. Batavia, *Abm. E. Soesman. Surinam, Thomas Trask.
France.
Paris, I. C. Barnet. Bordeaux, Daniel Strobel. Marseilles, Joshua Dodge. Nantes, Francis C. Fenwick. La Rochelle, Gerard D. Smith. L'Orient, Edward Church. Havre-de- Grace, Reuben J. Beasely. Guadaloupe, Francis B. Faures. Martinique, Silas Marean.
Portugal and Brazif.
Lisbon, Israel P. Hutchinson. Rio de Janeiro, Condy Ra- guet. Maranham, Jose des Santos Monteiro. Madeira, John HI. March. Faval, John B. Dabney. Oporto, Alexander Burton. Cape de Verd Islands, Samuel Hodges, jun. St. Salvadore, Woodbridge Odlin. Pernambuco, James HI. Bennett.
Spain.
Cadiz, John M. Hall. Barcelona, Richard M'Call. Valen- cia, Obadialı Rich. Malaga, George G. Barrell. Alicant, Ro- bert Montgomery. Bilboa, Francisco Xavier de Ealo. Tenc- riffe, John O'Sullivan. Manilla, G. W. Hubbell. Monte Video, William G. Miller. Laguira, Robert K. Lowry. Havana, St. Jago de Cuba, *Daniel Girard. Porto Rico, *Judah Lord. Belearic Islands, George Theodore Ladico. Valparaiso, * Mi- chael Hagan. Lima, *William Tudor. Campeachy, "Josepli M. Espada. Mantanzas, "John W. Faden. Trinidad, Cuba, *John B. Comegys.
Tuscany, Sardinia, and Austria.
Leghorn, Thomas Appleton. Genoa, James Shee. Nice, Victor A. Sasserno. Trieste, George Moore. Oette, Alex. de Tubuof.
Two Sicilies.
Naples, Alexander Hammett. Palermo, Henry Preble. Messina, John Broadbent.
Barbary States.
Algiers, William Shaler (consul general-salary $4000.) Tunis, Townsend Stith (S2000.) Tripoli, Thomas D. An- derson ($2000.) Tangier, John Mullowny ($2000.)
China.
Richard R. Thompson.
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MINISTERS, CONSULS, AND COMMISSARIES OF FOREIGN POWERS,
RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
From France.
- envoy extraordinary, and ministe:
plenipotentiary, from France to the United States.
Chevalier Roth, first secretary of legation.
Count de Menou, second do
Mr. F. B. Thierry, attached to the legation.
Mr. C. De Bresson, do.
Mr. Laboric, do.
Chevalier de Mun, secretary of embassy.
Count d'Aspremont, attached to embassy.
Mr. Delarue de Villeret, do.
Mr. M. E. Hersant, private secretary.
Mr. Petry, consul-general to the United States, Washington Mr. de Valnais, consul, Boston.
Mr. Le Comte D'Espinville, consul, New York.
Mr. Mathieu Lesseps, consul, Philadelphia.
Mr. Angelucci, consul, Baltimore.
Mr. Samuel Adams Dannery, consul, ad interim, Maryland and District of Columbia, Baltimore. Mr. Buchet de Martigny, vice-consul, Norfolk.
Mr. Lacathon de La Forest, vice-consul, Savannah.
Mr. Thomasson, vice-consul, ad interim, do. Mr. Le Marquis de Fougeres, consul, Charleston.
Mr. Guillemin, consul, New Orleans
From Great Britain.
The Rt. Hon. Stratford Canning, envoy extraordinary, and minister plenipotentiary.
Gibbs Crawford Antrobus, Esq. secretary of legation.
Henry Parish, Esq. private secretary.
C. Foley Wilmot, Esq. attached to the legation.
Anthony St. John Baker, Esq. consul general.
James Baker, Esq. secretary.
Donald M'Intosh, Esq. consul, Portsmouth, N. H.
Gorge Manners, Esq. consul for Massachusetts,.Boston,
John Barnard Gilpin, Esq. consul, Newport, R. I. James Stewart, consul, New London, Conn.
James Buchanan, Esq. consul for the state and city of N. York,
Gilbert Robertson, Esq. consul, Philadelphia. John Crawford, Esq. acting vice-consul, Baltimore. James Patton, Esq. vice-consul, Alexandria, D. C. William Gray, Esq. consul for Virginia, Norfolk. Anthony Meilan, Esq. vice-consul, Wilmington, N. C. Benjamin Moodie, Esq. consul, Charleston, S. C. James Wallace, Esq. vice-consul, Savannah, Geo. John Davidson, Esq. consul for Louisiana, New Orleans. F
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From Russia.
Baron Thuyl de Seraskirched, envoy extraordinary, and minister plenipotentiary.
M. Lomonosoff, secretary of legation.
Mr. Ivanhoff, consul general Philadelphia.
Mr. Eustafieff, consul, Boston, Mss.
J. G. Bogert, vice-consul, New York.
Edward Hollander, vice-consul, Charleston.
Jonathan Swift, vice-consul, Alexandria.
Fortescue Whittle, agent, Norfolk.
Thomas Deas, agent, Charleston.
John Prince, agent, Salem.
Samuel Snow, agent Providence.
Ebenezer Mayo, agent, Portland.
Edward J. Coale, agent, Baltimore.
F. D. Petit de Villers, agent, Savannah.
From Spain.
Don Josquin de Anduaga, envoy extraordinary, and minister plenipotentiary.
Don Hilarios de Rivas y Salmon, secretary of legation.
Don Francisco Pizarro Martinex, attached to legation.
Don Mateo de la Serna, consul general, Washington.
Don Narcisco Noeli, secretary to consul-general.
Don Bartolome Ronquenet, consul, Boston.
Don Thomas Stoughton, consul, New York.
Don Francis Stoughton, vice-consul, New York.
Don Juan B. Benabeo, consul, Philadelphia.
Don Raymundo Chacon, consul, Baltimore.
Don Bern. Malagamba, consul, Norfolk.
Don Pablo Chacon, consul, Charleston.
Don Carlos Mulvey, vice-consul, Savannah.
Don Antonio Argotte Villalobus, consul, New Ordeans.
Don Nicholas Jose de Villavaso, vice-consul, New Orleans,
From Portugal. - minister plenipotentiary.
Jose Amado, secretary.
Charles. P. L. Westendorff, vice-consul, South Carolina and Georgia. Joas P. Calhorda, North Carolina.
John Vaughan, vice-consul, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West-Jersey.
S. B. Nones, vice-consul, Virginia.
William R. Swift, vice-consul Maryland.
Anthony D. Duff, vice-consul, New York and East Jersey Jonathan Swift, vice-consul Alexandria.
Chevalier Francisco Solano Constancio, chargé d'affaires of His Most Faithful Majesty, 238 Spruce street.
Joaquim Barrozo Pereira, of the Portuguese legation, 68 south Fifth street.
HI, G. de Schmitz, attached to the Portuguese legation, 68 south Fifth street.
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From Austria. Baron de Lederer, consul for New York, New Jersey, Pen- sylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. . From Prussia. minister resident. J. W. Schimdt, consul, New York. Ralph B. Tordes, consul, Boston. Jacob Sperry, consul, Philadelphia. Louis Trapman, consul, Charleston. From Hamburg.
Charles N. Buck, consul-general, Philadelphia
Vincent Nolte, consul, New Orleans.
Frederick Christian Graf, vice-consul, Baltimore,
Anthony C. Cazenove, vice-consul, Alexandria. Jacob Webb, vice-consul, Charleston.
John W. Schmidt, vice-consul, New York.
From Denmark.
P. Pederson, minister resident from the court of Denmark, and consul-general, Philadelphia.
John Bohlen, acting vice-consul, Philadelphia.
George Hammekin, consul, New York. Charles W. Green, vice-consul, Boston.
Lewis Brantz, vice-consul, Baltimore.
Jonathan Swift, vice-consul, Alexandria, Moses Myres, vice-consul, Norfolk.
Hanson Kelley, acting vice-consul, Wilmington, N. C.
Joseph Wynthrop, vice-consul, Charleston, S. C.
W. Scarbrough, acting vice-consul, Savannah,
Richard Relf, vice-consul, New Orleans.
From Sweden.
Baron Stakelberg, charge d'affaires, Washington. Leverin Lorick, consul, Philadelphia.
From the Netherlands. charge d'affaires.
Jonathan Swift, consul, Alexandria. Moses Myers, consul, Norfolk. F. Wright, consul Savannah. T. C. Zimmerman, consul, New York.
P. G. Lechleitner, consul, Philadelphia.
C. J. Conig, consul, Baltimore. J. Holmes, consul, Charleston, S. C. T. F. Mansony, consul, Boston.
From Sardinia.
Gaspare Deabbate, consul-general, Philadelphia; S. V. Bouland, vice-consul, New York. Giulio Florentino Brette, vice-consul Norfolk. Teofilo Felice Dougherty, vice-consul, Baltimore,
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PATENTS.
The general law concerning the issuing of patents will be found in the second volume of the laws of the United States, page 348, new edit. This law provides for citizens only, but a subsequent law (vol. iii. page 342) provides also for applicants who have resided two years or upwards in the linited States, and who are not citizens.
In applying for a patent, it is necessary to attend to every legal form, for in consequence of inattention to forms only , some of the patents issued formerly, have in the courts of la wy been declared to be null and void.
MODE OF APPLICATION.
" " Every inventor, before he presents his petition to the secretary of state, signifying his desire of obtaining a patent, shall pay into the treasury of the United States thirty dol- lars,t for which he will be furnished with duplicate receipts, one of which he shall deliver to the secretary of state, when he presents his petition; and the money thus paid shall be in full for sundry services to be performed in the office of the secretary of state, consequent to such petition. This petition must be addressed to the secretary of state, and may be in the following or in a similar style:
To the Hon. , secretary of state of the
United States.
The petition of A. B. of , in the county of
-, and state of -, respectfully represents:
That your petitioner has invented a new and useful improve- ment [" ort art, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement in any art, machine, manu- facture, or composition of matter"] in - not known or used before his application, the advantages of which he is de- sirous of securing to himself and his legal representatives; he therefore prays that letters putent of the United States may be issued, granting unto your petitioner, his heirs, administrators or assigns, the full and exclusive right of making, constructing, using, and vending to others to be used, his said improvement, (art, invention, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, &'c.) agreeably to the acts of congress in such case made and provided; your petitioner having paid thirty dollars into the treasury of the United States, and complied with the other pro- visions of the said acts. (Signature.)
The specification or description of the machine, art, dis- covery, or invention, must be given in clear and specific terms, designating it from all other inventions, and describ.
* See laws of U. S. vol. ii. chap. 156. § 11, p. 351.
+ Notes of the Bank of the United States.
+ See laws of United States, vol. ii. chap. 156, § 1, p. 149.
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ing the whole in such a manner as to comprehend not only the form and construction, of a machine, but also the mode of using the same; and if it be only an improvement on a certain machine already invented by the applicant or any other, it ought to be so mentioned or described; and as this specification, description or schedule, enters into, and forms part of the patent, it must be without any references to a model or drawing, and must be signed by the applicant or applicants before two witnesses. It is material that this be in good language, and correctly written, as it is transcribed into the patent, and the original papers will be deposited in an office, that will hand them down to posterity; by which the honour of the country is concerned in this attention. The modest inventor will, no doubt, exclude those panegyrics on the excellence of his invention or discovery, which abounds sometimes in the productions of the inferior genius, but which ought not to enter into the patent.
The following, or a similar oath of affirmation, taken [be- fore a judge of any of the courts or justice of the peace, or any person qualified to administer an oath] by the applicant or applicants, must be subjoined to the specification, if citi- zens of the United States:
FORM,
County of -
88.
State of -
On this - of -, 182 , before the subscriber a justice of the peace, in and for the said county, personally appeared the aforenamed A. B., and made solemn oath [or affirmation] ac- cording to law, that he verily believes himself to be the true and original inventor or discoverer of the art, [machine, invention," or improvement, composition of matter, &c.] above specified and described, for [mention here the object or intention] ., and that he is a citizen of the United States.
-, Just. Peace. If not a citizen (or citizens, ) the following addition must be made to the declaration, "that he verily believes himself to be the true and original inventor or discoverer of the art, &c. * And that the same hath not, to the best of his or her knowledge, or be- lief, been known or used, either in this or any foreign country, "' " Also that he (or she) hath resided in the United States two years and upwards."
It is not necessary that the time of residence should im- mediately precede the application.
If an inventor or discoverer should die intestate, before an application be made for a patent, his legal representatives may apply for the patent, in trust for the heirs at law; other- wise in trust for the devisees.t
The specification must be accompanied by a good draw-
* See laws of the U. S. vol. iii. chap. 179. p. 342.
+ See laws U. S. vol. iii. chap. 179, § 2, p. 342.
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ing, in perspective, of the whole machine or apparatus " * where the nature of the case admits of drawings, or with specimens of the ingredients, and of the composition of matter, sufficient in quantity for the purpose of experiment, where the invention is of a composition of matter." "And such in- ventor shall, moreover, deliver a model of his machine, pro- vided the secretary shall deem such model to be necessary." It is requisite, in giving a drawing of the machine, to give also sectional drawings of the interior when the machine be complex; and every drawing should be accompanied with explanatory references. If the machine is complex, a model will likewise be necessary, not only to explain and render it comprehensible to a common capacity, but also to prevent infringements of rights; for many will plead ignorance of drawings who cannot avoid conviction by wheels and pinions.
The drawings ought not to exceed a quarto size, and if confined to octavo they would be still better, where it can be done conveniently and distinctly.
Many of the drawings in this office are executed in a very handsome style, and do much credit to the gentlemen whose names are ascertained. If the artists would always sign them, with their directions, information might be given to the ap- plicants for patents, where to apply for drawings.
The papers must all be sent directed to the superinten- dant of the Patent Office, under cover to the secretary of state, which of course renders them free of postage; but, if models be sent, their freight or carriage hither must be paid, and, before packing them, the name or names of the inven- tor or inventors should be written thereon, with the name of the machine, and the date; for, sometimes, on receiving them, it is difficult to know to whom they appertain.
The congress being impressed with a high sense of the value of the inventions of our citizens, have purchased an elegant and extensive building, wherein preparations are made for the accommodation of a very numerous collection of the machines illustrative of the ingenuity displayed; and this MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, it is presumed, will stimulate the ingenius to send the models of their machines and inven- tions in a style that will rather honour than discredit them- selves and our country.
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