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Henry Blair patents cotton planter - 1836

Description August 31, 1836 - Henry Blair patents cotton planter. Henry Blair was the second black inventor to receive a patent the first was Thomas Jennings who received a patent in 1821 for a dry cleaning process. He was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, United States in 1807. Henry Blair was the only inventor to be identified in the Patent Office records as "a colored man."
Date Sat, August 24, 2013
Repeat Type Yearly
Priority 5-Medium
Access Public
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Updated Mon, May 20, 2013 2:05am GMT

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