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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
James E. Gerrell Notebook
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0056
- Creators:
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Gerrell, James E. (lead pipe contractor)
- Dates:
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1842-1847.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.15 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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