Title

Jacob Snider papers, 1840-1873.

Author

Snider, Jacob, 1811-1866.

Supplementary Content

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Additional Authors

• Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893.
• Snider, John Vaughan.

Description

1 linear foot (3 boxes).

Subjects

• Inventors
• Photographs
• Maps
• Drawings
• Snider rifle
• Rifles
• Land titles > Pennsylvania
• Land titles > Georgia
• Inventions
• Artillery
• North American Land Company
• Great Britain > War Office
• Snider, Jacob, 1811-1866

Genre/Form

• Drawings.
• Maps.
• Photographs.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Jacob Snider (1811-1866), of Philadelphia, Pa., was an inventor of artillery, notably the Snider rifle which was used by the British Army.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 2801

Author

Snider, Jacob, 1811-1866.

Title

Jacob Snider papers, 1840-1873.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Summary

Collection consists of correspondence, documents, maps, drawings, photographs, and printed matter of Jacob and John Vaughan Snider. Jacob Snider papers contain correspondence, documents, and other items pertaining to land titles in Pennsylvania and Georgia, the delivery of rifles, and legal matters. John Vaughan Snider papers include legal documents, materials about patents for his inventions, photographs of rifles, and printed matter.

Biography

Jacob Snider (1811-1866), of Philadelphia, Pa., was an inventor of artillery, notably the Snider rifle which was used by the British Army. His son John Vaughan Snider was also an inventor. They were both involved in a lawsuit against the British government for compensation for the design of the Snider rifle.

Finding Aids

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Occupation

Inventors.

Added Author

Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893.

Snider, John Vaughan.

LCCN

ms 74000538

Research Call Number

MssCol 2801