Reaper

This volume contains the argument of William H. Seward in the Circuit Court of the United States, delivered on October 24, 1854. The case concerned the patent rights of Cyrus Hall McCormick's reaper. Seward, a prominent lawyer and politician who would later serve as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, presents a detailed legal argument. This historical record provides insight into 19th-century patent law and the burgeoning agricultural technology of the time. "The Reaper" offers valuable perspectives on the intersection of law, business, and innovation in antebellum America.

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