John H. Manny
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1855-
- Description
John H. Manny manufactured reapers in Rockford, Illinois. In 1855 he was sued by Cyrus McCormick for patent infringement. Manny hired Abraham Lincoln, Peter Watson, and Edwin Stanton as attorneys and won the case just before he died in 1856.
- Creator
Root
- Contributing Institution
- Rockford Public Library
- Collection
- Tinker Swiss Cottage
- Subjects
- Farm equipment
Manny, John H - Location
- Rockford
Illinois
United States - Type
- image
- Format
- Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), 300 DPI, 8-bit gray-scale (256 grays), NA, NAPaper
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Materials in this collection are made available by the Rockford Public Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: Rockford Public Library, 215 N. Wyman St. Rockford, IL 61101 (815-965-7606)
- Chicago citation style
- Root. John H. Manny. 1855-. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/rockford05/id/18. (Accessed April 17, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Root, (1855-) John H. Manny. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/rockford05/id/18
- MLA citation style
- Root. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/rockford05/id/18>.