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Folio 86. Petition of Lewis Paul of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick to Thomas...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/107/2/86

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This record is about the Folio 86. Petition of Lewis Paul of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick to Thomas... dating from 1748 July 9 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/107/2/86
Date
1748 July 9
Description

Folio 86. Petition of Lewis Paul of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick to Thomas [Bennett] Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Having invented a machine for the carding of wool, cotton, and raw silk, the petitioner desires to be granted royal letters patent for the term of fourteen years. The said invention to be enrolled in the High Court of Chancery.

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