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Barbour County (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Graham H. Hamrick, Farmer and Inventor, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3091
Overview

The correspondence and legal papers of a Barbour County farmer and inventor. Hamrick discovered, patented and marketed an embalming fluid using conveniently available, non-poisonous chemicals which made the practice of undertaking safer and less costly. He also developed improved methods of food preservation, particularly "in the manufacture and preservation of butter."

Dates: 1867-1905