Archives Center, National Museum of American History

James E. Gerrell Notebook

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0056
Creators:
Gerrell, James E. (lead pipe contractor)
Dates:
1842-1847.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Notebook of James E. Gerrell, lead pipe contractor for S. B. Morse's Washington-Baltimore Telegraph of 1842, and city surveyor of New York, 1845-1847: contains copies of letters from the New York Tribune about Morse's Electro magnetic Telegraph; a letter from N. L. Griswould to Gerrell requesting a survey of property near the Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn; notes on various surveying jobs in New York City; and a receipt from the State of New York for services rendered.
Administration
Author
Robert Harding
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by H.S. Thomson.
Custodial History
Transferred from the Division of Electricity, May 27, 1983.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1983
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
James E. Gerrell Notebook, 1842-1847, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
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Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Surveying and surveying instruments Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pipe, Lead Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Telegraph, Wireless Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Electric machinery Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brooklyn (N.Y.) -- 1840-1850 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lead pipe contractors Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Electrical engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Notebooks -- 1840-1850 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York (N.Y.) -- 1840-1850 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Griswould, N. L. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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