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  "desc": "Statements and counts from two annual reports of the U.S. Commissioner of Patents, for 1843 and for 1899, one row per statement. Compiled by Hoax and Hindsight, 2026-11-06. License of this compilation: CC BY 4.0. Column sources: report_for_year, dated, signed, statement, number, unit, page = Report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the Year 1843, House Doc. No. 177 (Washington: Blair & Rives, 1844), pp. 1, 2, 5, and Report of the Commissioner of Patents to Congress, for the Year Ending December 31, 1899 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900), pp. iii-xii, pages as given in each row; statements are summarized in this page's words; topic and chart_label = as grouped on this page; exhibit = the letters of the article's Exhibits list. Facts from sources that do not permit reuse are not included in this file; see the article's Exhibits.",
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    "Report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the Year 1843, House Doc. No. 177 (Washington: Blair & Rives, 1844), pp. 1, 2, 5",
    "Report of the Commissioner of Patents to Congress, for the Year Ending December 31, 1899 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900), pp. iii-xii"
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