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Biography

Abel Downs was a pump manufacturer in Seneca Falls, NY. He was a plaintiff in Silsby et al. v. Foote, and William Henry Seward argued for the plantiffs in the patent law case before the Supreme Court in the December term of 1852.

Letter References

Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, January 29, 1852

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Biography: 

Abel Downs was a pump manufacturer in Seneca Falls, NY. He was a plaintiff in Silsby et al. v. Foote, and William Henry Seward argued for the plantiffs in the patent law case before the Supreme Court in the December term of 1852.

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
History of Seneca Co., New York
Publisher Location: 
Philadelphia
Publisher Name: 
Everts, Ensign & Everts
Year: 
c. 1878
DOI: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=YlExGEpXFUQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Citation Notes: 
Library of Congress's PDF https://www.loc.gov/item/usrep055218/
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.co.seneca.ny.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/The-Flats-A-Brief-History-ADA.pdf
Title of Webpage: 
"The Flats: A Brief History" posted on Seneca County, NY
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Website Last Modified Date: 
Monday, December 3, 2018 - 12:15
Citation Notes: 
[This article was written by Walter Gable, Seneca County Historian, on February 14, 2005. The information was taken largely from The Flats, Including The Canal and Industries, a 1981 publication of the Seneca Falls Historical Society.]