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millennium
millennium

George T. Pinckney's middle initial looks like a "T" to me, as does the initial letter in Lemuel W.'s last name. I'd guess he was a Terrell, not a Ferrell or a Serrell.

genkat22
genkat22

Annotation "Lemuel W. Ferrell" should be "Lemuel W. Serrell". See page 2 of this document.

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Patent for the Light Bulb
Year:
1880
Citation:
Thomas Edison's Patent Drawing for an Improvement in Electric Lamps, Patented January 27, 1880; Records of the Patent and Trademark Office; Record Group 241; National Archives.
Title:
Thomas Edison's Patent Application for the Light Bulb
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