Alexander Graham Bell's telephone patent drawing and oath, officially approved March 7, 1876.

Transcript:

...[[object Object]]timony whereof I have hereunto signed [[object Object]] name this 20th day of January A.D. 1876

Alexander Graham Bell

Witnesses

Thomas E. Barry

[[object Object]]

State of Massachusetts

Suffolk County

Alexander Graham Bell -- the above named petitioner being duly sworn deposes and says that he verily believes himself to be the original and first inventor of the improvements in telegraphy described and claimed in the foregoing specification, that he does not know and does not believe that the same was ever before known or used; and that he is a native of Great Britain and has declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States.

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas E. Barry

[[object Object]] , Witnesses

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of January, A.D. 1876

Thomas E. Barry, Notary Public

Citation Information
“Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone Patent Drawing and Oath,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/b65a368d6d49457488b1ce7d261dc9ae.
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Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.

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