Petitions for reimbursement for services by and repairs to the Silver Wave. 1862-1870
U.S. Patent Office documents relative to J.S. McMillin's "Improvement in applying steam power to the capstan of steamboats..." 1866-1867
Court decrees, briefs, injunction, etc. relative to infringements of steam capstan patent 1867-1881
Correspondence re steam capstan patent 1876
"SIlver Wave" memos and public announcements 1855, 1863, 1876