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List of Patents . 
John W. Godfrey and W Lane, July 1 4, improvement in stoves. 
R. Peale, Dec. 14, method of preserving vessels, See. from worms. 
William Banks, December 14, improvement in making bread. 
David Wilkinson, December 14, machine for cutting screws. 
Cyrus Austin, Dec. 14, improvement in manufacturing paper,. 
Mark Reeve, Dec. 14, pipes and pumps for conveying water. 
S. Colver, Dec. 14, machine for clearing docks and harbours. 
S. Colver, Dec. 14, machine for heaving down vessels, raising 
weights, &c. 
1799. 
Joseph Huntley, Jan. 10, machine for raising water. 
Mark I. Brunei, Jan. 17, machine for writing with two pens. 
Thomas Thompson, Jan. 3, method of regulating wind-mills. 
Seth Hart, Jan. 4, machine for making nails. 
John Sears, Jan. 24, machine for manufacturing salt. 
Henry Abbot, Jan. 24, improvement in a coal stove. 
E. Spooner, Jan. 25, machine for cultivating corn, beans, See. 
Eliakim Spooner, Jan. 25, machine for planting corn, beans, be. 
E Reed, Feb. 14, improvement in a horizontal water-wheel. 
Benjamin Dearborn, Feb. 14, improvement in steelyards. 
B. Du Val, Feb. 14, preparation of steel for cutting glass. 
Jacob Perkins, Feb. 14, improvement in making nails. 
Benjamin Tyler, Feb 26, a flax and hemp mill. 
William Hancock, Feb. 26, improvement in casting iron. 
Charles Whiting, March 2, extracting oil from cotton seeds. 
John Shotwell, March 16, improvement in sharpening axes, &c 
Jacob Perkins, March 19, a check to detect counterfeits. 
Josiah Shackford, March 21, improvement in propelling boats. 
Isaac Sandford, March 27, machine for dressing cloth. 
Samuel Morey, March 27, obtaining force from water by steam. 
Phineas Pratt, April 12, machine for making combs. 
Samuel Morey, April 24, improvement in his water engine. 
B, Dearborn, April 30, double-centered mill for wind or water. 
Andrew W. Duty, May 8, new method of cutting clay for tiles. 
William Farris, May 17, machine for raising water. 
C. Gould, May 27, “ machine to keep a ship’s distance at sea.” 
M. Wigglesworth, June 26, improvement in making ropes. 
Samuel H. P. Lee, June 26, “ bilious pills.” 
Ezra Weld, June 26, improvement in washing clothes. 
James Long, Aug. 5, napping hats. 
Richard Robot ham, Aug. 14, purifying spermaceti oil. 
