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  • Image 1 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     33d Congress 1 st Session Rep No 358 Ho of Reps COLT PATENT c c August 3 1854Laid on the table and ordered to be printed Mr Letcher from the select committee…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 2 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     2 H Rep 353 Preparatory to an examination and discussion of these points it is necessary to fix the standard of representative character and ascertain the obligations of representative duty The character…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 3 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     3 H Rep 353 seen much of the world and its ways and who have schooled their thoughts and tasked their energies to devise the best means of compass ing their ends…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 4 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     4 H Rep 358 as to the manner in which the money has been used or the objects to which it has been applied According to the testimony of Joslin Mr Colt…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 5 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     5 H Rep 353 The undersigned believe that all such means of operating upon the social disposition of those who are to decide the question are improper and they cannot excuse their…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 6 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     6 H Rep 353 Confidential December 29 1853 My Dear Sir Mr Clemens has again telegraphed Mr Dicker son urging a compromise and Mr D will probably by this time have seen…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 7 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     7 H Rep 353 violate the spirit of this rule and a set of unscrupulous busybodies will be introduced upon the floor of the House besieging members within the hall with their…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 8 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     8 H Rep 353 Report of Mr Zollicoffer The undersigned cordially concurs in the general conclusions and recommendations of the report signed by the chairman and Messrs Ruffin and Eddy but not…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 9 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     9 H Rep 353 gress in all their deliberations and official proceedings within and with out the halls of Congress Our legislation will become a mockery and our institutions a reproach when…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 10 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     10 H Rep 353 transactions appear in the evidence So far as the motives which in duced these entertainments and these gifts have been made the sub ject of proof it would…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 11 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     H Rep 353 11 tee have been several engaged as letterwriters and correspondents who occupy seats upon the floor of the House It has appeared that some of these persons have been…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 12 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     12 H Rep 353 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE IN THE COLT PATENT CASE o c In the House of Representatives July 10 1854 On motion of Mr J Letcher Resolved That a…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 13 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     13 H Rep 853 Washington July 10 1854 Dear Sir I see from the papers and have heard from other sources that you are chairman of a committee appointed by the House…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 14 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     14 H Rep 353 Question by the Chairman State to this committee what informa tion you may have in regard to the use of money or of other illegal or improper means…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 15 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     15 H Rep 853 a gentleman had said to him Jones that he the gentleman referred to had heard a person say that he Jones could get 50000 if he would go…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 16 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     16 H Rep 353 The chairman here read the letter referred to which was directed to be entered in the minutes as follows New York July 11 1854 Dear Sir On Saturday…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 17 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     H Rep 353 17 The following the above letter is a copy of the printed remonstrance referred to in Tax on Bread The bill for the relief of William R Nevins has…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 18 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     18 H Rep 353 Hon T L Coingmans answer resumed The Hon Mr Faulkner of Virginia told me that a constituent or friend of his had been here during the present session…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 19 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     19 H Rep 358 Hon G W Chase Mr H B Babcock Mr F C Treadwell jr 110 Beekman street N Y Hon Mr Westbrook Mr Latham banker Mr Miles B Andrus…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 20 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     20 H Rep 353 if you desire this action taken you should act promptly and with as little delay as possible Yours c H B BABCOCK Hon Jere Clemens appeared before the…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 21 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     21 H Rep 353 Question by chairman How many agents or attornejs are in the employ of Col Colt in connexion with his bill now before Congress Answer I do not know…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 22 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     22 H Rep 353 ence between the genuine and the spurious article Six pistols were furnished me from the manufactory at my request and those pistols when I obtained them I intended…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 23 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     H Rep 853 23 and I do not propose to claim any protection from answering any ques tion pertinent to this issue which can be asked Question by Mr Ruffin Have you…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 24 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     24 H Rep 353 Answer I have no recollection presenting pistols or any other article of value to any member of Congress during the present session I brought a box of Colts…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 25 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     25 H Rep 353 son who I believe has a seat on the floor of the House Mr George Ashmun of Massachusetts was employed as counsel early in the ses sion but…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 26 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     26 H Rep 353 be distributed where they might be seen and examined by members of Congress and they have been as I am informed so distributed I have given away a…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 27 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     27 H Rep 353 Question by Mr ZollicofFer Has a brother of Colonel Colt at any time during the present session of Congress been employed in aiding or has he volunteered to…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 28 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     28 H Rep 353 Washington who had the power to pass or defeat Colonel Colts bill authorized him to demand of me 10000 as a condition on which they would exercise their…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 29 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     H Rep 353 29 the newspapers referred to by him his farther examination was at his request postponed The chairman laid before the committee the following letter which was directed to be…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 30 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     eo H Rep 353 ment of facts that you should state the name of the person who ap proached you in New York with the telegraphic dispatch from Wash ington which you…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 31 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     H Rep 353 31 Answer It was and no part of it was intended by me for any other person or purpose Question by chairman When an attorney or agent is employed…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 32 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     32 H Rep 353 Levin applied to me on the stairway of the hotel one day representing that he could be of service and desiring to be employed I told him that…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 33 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     H Rep 353 33 no one except himself and the public that I know of will be benefited by this extension Question by Mr ZollicofFer Are there persons known to you who…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 34 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     34 H Rep 353 Question by chairman Can you furnish the committee with a copy of your correspondence with Mr Day Answer I will endeavor to obtain it and will do so…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 35 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     85 H Rep 353 The chairman read a letter from Hon G Dean dated Poughkeepsie New York July 151854 asking to be excused from immediate attend ance as a witness The committee…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 36 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     36 H Rep 353 Dickerson I do not know that it has been submitted to any other per son since it was written Question by Mr Eliot Will you state whether you…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 37 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     H Rep 353 37 Objected to by Mr Thurston as not relevant to the inquiry authorized by the resolution appointing this committee The question being taken by ayes and noes Shall the…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 38 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     38 H Rep 353 these attacks produces himself before the public andopenly avows his purposes and his name The fact that Horace H Day was the man who originated and circulated the…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 39 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     39 H Rep 353 should induce my clients to release him from the judgments which Mr Goodyear holds against him on consideration of his procuring the ex tension of Colts patent and…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854
  • Image 40 of Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and …
    Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353     40 H Rep 353 dine with him in Washington whereby he procured the report in his favor Now sir not a single one of these statements is true or has the least…
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent - Letcher, John - United States. Government Publishing Office
    • Date: 1854

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  • Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, 1854. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Rept. 33-353

Names

  • United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Colt's Patent
  • Letcher, John 1813-1884
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1854.

Headings

  • -  Bribery
  • -  Firearms industry and trade
  • -  Firearms
  • -  Laws
  • -  Legislation
  • -  Lobbying
  • -  Patent extensions
  • -  Patents
  • -  Political ethics

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (92 p.).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 33-1:H.RP.353
  • Y 1.1/2:744

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  • 2022698606

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United States Congress. House. Select Committee On Colt'S Patent, John Letcher, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. House. Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, . -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1854. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2022698606/.

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United States Congress. House. Select Committee On Colt'S Patent, Letcher, J., United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. House, A. (1854) Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, . -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2022698606/.

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United States Congress. House. Select Committee On Colt'S Patent, et al. Colt patent, &c., &c. August 3, . -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1854. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2022698606/>.