TEE NATIONAL BENEFACTION—$500,000! 
SEVEN THOUSAND PATENT LIMBS GIVEN TO THE 
UNITED STATES TROOPS. 
Brief History of the Great Work. 
It is proper that the mutilated men who have received Limbs 
on Government order, and the public, so largely interested in 
the subject, should now learn the true and complete history of 
the Nation’s magnificent benefaction, tendered to its gallant 
defenders, at an expense of half a million of dollars. The 
most erroneous impression has become general concerning its 
inception, progress, and results. 
A donation of $100,000 has been mistaken for a grand speculation ! 
In the year 1861, long before Congress took any steps to pro- 
vide Artificial Limbs for United States Soldiers and Sailors, 
mutilated in the great war, I recommended the measure to 
the President of the Sanitary Commission and the Surgeon- 
General. Both approved of the measure, but wrote me that 
they saw no way to accomplish so much good. Dr. Bellows, 
the distinguished head of the Sanitary Commission, warmly 
commended my efforts. 
Believing then as I now do that the Government, saved by 
the gallant United States troops at the enormous sacrifice of 
more than ten thousand human limbs, by men now living, 
should consider it a small part of its great duty to its muti- 
lated defenders, to restore, to the utmost extent possible, their 
comfort and usefulness, by supplying the best Artificial 
Limbs, I continued my efforts, and called the attention of in- 
fluential members of Congress to the subject. At length I 
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had the satisfaction of seeing a step taken in the right direc- 
tion. In July, 1862, the first appropriation was made by Con- 
gress ($15,000) for supplying “Artificial Limbs.” The matter 
of purchasing them was placed, with the funds, in the hands 
of the Surgeon-General. I addressed a communication to 
him, pointing out the only way in which, it appeared to me, 
the object sought by Congress could be accomplished. I here- 
with submit a few short extracts from that paper, with letters 
from Dr. Bellows and the Surgeon-General, viz. : 
Surgeon-General of the United States. 
Sir : Many benevolent persons of distinction, among whom 
are eminent surgeons of this city, Yew York and Boston, 
have urged upon me the importance of my addressing you in 
reference to supplying the mutilated heroes of the Army and 
Yavy with the Palmer Arm and Leg. This may be my apology 
for troubling you at this time. 
It is possible thlat you have not had an opportunity to inspect 
the mechanism of my Inventions; also, you may not have de- 
voted much thought to the subject of artificial limbs. For 
these reasons I beg leave to call your attention to the subject, 
and present you a model. 
The proofs of the universally-accorded superiority of my in- 
ventions will be found in the pamphlet I send, accompanying 
this letter. 
The only question that seems likely to arise, is in reference 
to the cost of the limbs. The price will necessarily depend very 
much on the number made. Hitherto my regular charge has 
been $150 per limb. For ten years I have had the patronage 
of the United States Military Asylum at Washington, and am 
not now disposed to make the necessities of my.fellow-creatures 
my opportunity of great gain. I will therefore make the great- 
est number of my Patent Limbs possible, for the amount 
of the appropriation, and to accomplish this end, now tender, 
as a gift to the mutilated, the Patent Right to use as many as 1 can 
make 'perfectly for the amount. I also offer my personal services 
free of charge, as Director of the establishment for adjusting the 
limbs. 
It is the custom to send a long array of influential names 
attached to a paper of this kind, and I should have followed 3 
ill tlie way most usually practised, had it not been for a letter 
from the Rev. H. W. Bellows, D.D., President of the Sani- 
tary Commission, the receipt of which, a few days since, 
caused me to believe such a course wholly unnecessary. 
I extract from Dr. Bellows’ letter as follows, viz.: 
“Dear Sir: Your favor of the 17th instant came duly to 
hand. I believe there is no real doubt, and very little ques- 
tion among competent judges, that your Artificial Leg is the 
very best in the world. One of the very best surgeons in 
this or any country, Dr. Van Buren, so assures me; and a 
still more decisive authority, the public, who has so exten- 
sively tried the Leg, has pronounced in its favor 
What influence can you ask, or ought you to desire, beyond the 
recognized merit of your Artificial Leg, to give it currency ? 
Doubtless, the benevolence of every considerable town 
will prompt it to furnish any halt and one-legged soldiers 
BELONGING TO IT WITH YOUR ‘LEG,’ IF CONGRESS SHOULD FAIL TO 
supply them. Advertise your Leg in the largest way. Nothing 
else can be necessary to give it a sale quite co-extensive with 
its superlative merits. 
“ With the best will towards you and your success, 
“ I am, very truly yours, 
“H. W. Bellows. 
“July 20, 1862.” 
Of late there has been an attempt to divert the attention of 
surgeons and the mutilated, and as efforts may be made to se- 
cure the Government patronage by many incompetent persons, 
I would respectfully suggest the propriety of your calling a meeting 
of all applicants to compare specimens. 
Respectfully submitted by your obedient servant, 
B. Prank. Palmer. 
Philadelphia, 11th August, 1862. 
Surgeon-General's Office, 
Washington City, D. C., August 17th, 1862. 
Sir : The Surgeon-General desires to inform you that on 
the 20th instant, in New York city, he will assemble a Board, 
under the Presidency of Dr. Mott, to examine into the merits 
of the different leg and arm patents. 4 
The Surgeon-General advises you to submit to the same 
Board your application. 
Yery respectfully, your obedient servant, 
J. Hinton, 
Secretary. 
To Dr. B. F. Palmer. 
To Valentine Mott, M.D., and other Surgeons. 
Gentlemen : In compliance with your request, and the re- 
quest of the Surgeon-General, I submit a proposition for 
supplying my Patent Artificial Limbs for the United States 
Troops. You request me to present a statement of prices at 
which I will supply the “Palmer” Limbs, also the simple 
“peg.” I beg that you will not entertain the idea of purchasing 
that barbarous prop, the peg, which 1 cannot term an artificial 
“limb.” The appropriation made by Congress was for the 
purchase of “Artificial Limbs,” and I am convinced that the 
Board of eminent Surgeons to whom the subject is referred 
will find nothing to conflict with their desire to recommend 
the best “limbs.” 
I present to you a copy of a letter addressed by me to the 
Surgeon-General, and will render to this Board, an account 
of the cost of making the limbs, and abide your decision in the 
whole matter. In the way proposed the cost will be reduced to the 
utmost limit, and competent judges will have full cognizance of the 
accounts. 
Respectfully submitted by your obedient servant, 
B. Frank Palmer. 
Philadelphia, August 27th, 1862. 
The Board consisted of five very eminent Surgeons, whose 
opinion of my Inventions, given in their own words, will be 
found in the short extracts from their valuable testimonials 
concerning the Palmer Leg, viz.: 
“ All concur in bearing practical testimony to its superiority.”— 
Valentine Mott, M.D. 
“I believe it to be the best in use.”— Wm. H. Van Buren, M.D. 
“ As perfect as any piece of human mechanism can be made.”— 
S. D. Gross, M.D. 
“It is the most satisfactory one that has come under my observation.”— 
J. Mason Warren, M.D. 
“ It exhibits great superiority, both in plan and finish.”—B. F. Bache, M.D. 5 
There was no hesitation on the part of the board, in decid- 
ing, practically, in favor of the Palmer Limbs, but the diffi- 
culty arose in reference to the price. To obtain the genuine 
article made by myself, they thought would cost too much. 
They recommended the payment of $50, and that, in addition 
to the sum to be paid by the Government, the soldier pay the 
balance in case he obtained a limb, for which a higher price was 
required. Then commenced speculation and peculation, and it was 
easy to see that the soldier would be victimized in many cases, 
as he did not know how to select, and unscrupulous manufac- 
turers had the matter at their control. I immediately went to 
Washington, and, in a long interview with the Surgeon Gen- 
eral, urged a different course of action. I informed him that 
some makers had commenced charging the soldier a portion 
of the price for very inferior limbs, and insisted that it was 
wrong, discreditable to the Government and not just to the soldiers. 
In this view the Surgeon General concurred. I then proposed 
to make a contribution of half the price of all the limbs 
furnished, and thus cut short the speculation which was so 
actively commenced. The proposition was received with favor, 
and he informed me that he would at once forbid all other per- 
sons making any additional charge to soldiers for Legs. Thus, one 
great point was gained for the soldier. 
The great mass of soldiers sought, and still seek, my Patent 
Limbs. I have made them in great numbers, but at great loss. 
In proof of the correctness of this statement, I need only to 
allude to the fact, that the men who made inferior limbs demanded 
and obtained from Government an increase of fifty per cent. 
Even then the price was found so inadequate that Congress 
relieved all manufacturers of the tax, thus making an increase 
of more than one-half of what had been paid prior to August, 
1864. At that time I had 400 orders on tile, and on that ac- 
count, great numbers of limbs subsequently made by me were 
paid for at $50 each. I have continued the work, and there 
has never been any restraint upon me in the matter of charg- 
ing the soldiers except that imposed by myself. Yet I have never 
permitted any soldier to pay anything for a leg while I have been 
executing this high trust. I have received $50 less than a 
reasonable price for every leg furnished—fully $100,000 less than 
I might have properly realized on so large a contract. It is a 6 
gain, or saving, of $100,000 to the soldiers, and I am assured 
by every day’s mail that the service is well appreciated; more 
than one thousand men have sent me cheering assurances, or 
testimonials. The work has drawn encomium from the Secre- 
tary of War in an annual report, and a congratulatory para- 
graph from the President of the United States in an annual 
message. 
I now submit unquestionable proof of the correctness of the 
views presented to the Surgeon-General in 1862, to which I 
invite attention. At the present time I am receiving testi- 
monials from the soldiers, wearing all the various kinds of 
limbs, at the rate of about one thousand per month, and they 
are, as ten to one, in favor of the “Palmer” Limbs over the 
entire combination of imitations made by the government manu- 
facturers. „ 
I respectfully ask the careful attention of all persons in- 
terested to the following testimony : 
CERTIFICATE OF SURG. W. S. KING, U.S.A., 
LATE SUPT. U.S.A. GEN. HOSPITALS. 
Surgeon King was for several years Medical Director of 
the great central Department of Pennsylvania, and estab- 
lished the first large Army Hospital in Philadelphia, de- 
voted exclusively to the treatment of men mutilated, in 
1862. He is now Medical Director of the Department of the 
Lakes ; Detroit, Michigan. 
“Office of Superintendent U.S.A. General Hospitals, 
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 15th, 1866. 
“ Having acted as Medical Director during three years of the 
war, it became my duty to give orders for artificial limbs to mutilated 
soldiers, and as Dr. B. F. PALMER’S LIMBS WERE GENERALLY 
PREFERRED, A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE ORDERS WERE 
GIVEN ON HIM to furnish the necessary limbs. So far as my knowledge 
extends, the limbs furnished by Dr. Palmer have given most satisfaction, 
and this is also the testimony of hospital stewards and non-commissioned 
officers on duty at the various hospitals in my charge, who have had oppor- 
tunities of SEEING THE MEN AFTER THEY HAD RECEIVED AND USED THE 
limbs furnished to them; and I have therefore no hesitation in saying 
that, IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE PREFERABLE TO ALL OTHERS. 
“Wm. S. King, Brevet-Colonel and Surgeon, U.S.A., 
“ Superintendent U.S.A. General Hospitals.’’ 7 
Major-General Sickles. 
Brevoort House, New York, 
January 12, 1865. 
Sir : I have great pleasure in bearing testimony to the ex- 
cellence of the artificial leg you made for me. I have used it 
long enough to convince me of the superior mechanical con- 
struction of the limbs you make. 
My intercourse with yourself has impressed me with your 
unwearied devotion to your patients, and the rare scientific 
accomplishments you bring to their relief. 
In placing this note at your disposal, I only perform a duty 
to my comrades who may, by the fortune of war, have occasion 
for your Services. I remain, dear sir, very respectfully, 
D. E. Sickles, 
B. Frank. Palmer, LL.D. Major-General. 
Major-General Bartlett. 
Boston, Mass., January 6, 1865. 
Bear Sir : I have now used the Palmer Leg (full length) for 
.more than two years. During most of that time I have been 
on active duty in the field. It has stood the severe test of 
campaigning, exposure to all weathers, and constant use in the 
saddle, admirably; far better than I expected. I have never 
been kept off* duty an hour by any fault in its mechanism. I 
willingly bear testimony to its superior merits, and express my 
complete satisfaction with the result of the test to which I have 
subjected it. I am sir, very respectfully, 
W. F. Bartlett, 
B. Frank. Palmer, LL.D. Major-General. 
Major-General Fessenden. 
Washington, December 27, 1864. 
Dear Sir : Having worn one of your patent legs for nearly 
three months, I desire to add my testimony in favor of an in- 
vention so beneficial to humanity. I suffered amputation of 
my right leg, six inches below the knee, in April, 1864. Five 
months later I began to wear my false leg which you made. 
The socket was comfortably fitted, and I have no trouble with 
the leg whatever. I cannot express in language m}T admira- 
tion and gratitude for an invention which reconciles me to the 
loss of a limb, and which enables me to enjoy so much com- 8 
fort and happiness. It makes that which formerly appeared 
as one of the severest afflictions, to be in reality one of the 
least. My 'patent leg has been perfectly satisfactory in every way, 
and I do not see what fault can be found, or what improve- 
ment can be made. I am, very respectfully, 
Your ob’t servant, 
Francis Fessenden, 
B. Frank. Palmer, LL.D. Major-General. 
Brig.-General Macrae, TT.S.A. 
No. 100 East Third Street, 
Cincinnati, Ohio, January 1, 1866. 
Dr. B. F. Palmer. 
Dear Sir : Your manufacture of artificial legs has been 
fully tested by me during a period of more than sixteen con- 
secutive years. I take pleasure in testifying, for the benefit 
of others, that your manufacture is very durable, simple, and 
excellent. The simplicity of ycfur invention is its greatest rec- 
ommendation, and I have not the talent to point out any 
change in it. Very truly yours, 
N. C. Macrae, 
U. S. A. 
Colonel H. D. Jarves’ Statement. 
December 10, 1862, 2d Lt. H. D. Jarves, 24th Mass. Vols., 
bought one of Palmer’s legs (left leg). 
May 1st, 1863, went to North Carolina, and served on Staff 
of 18th A. C., as Asst. Com. Musters, and Commissary of 
Musters, Army and Dist. of N. C. 
January 8th, 1864. Commissioned Major 56th Mass. Inf. 
Started with the regiment from Annapolis, April 21st, 1864, 
and went through the marches from Annapolis of the Ninth 
Corps, the battle of the Wilderness, and was disabled in battle 
of Spottsylvania Court-house, May 12th, while in command of 
the 56th Massachusetts. May 25th, 1864, commissioned Lieut.- 
Col. 56tli Mass. Inf. 
The Palmer Artificial Leg has been as near perfection as 
anything artificial can be. I have been able to walk several 
miles without a cane, wearing my sword. 
II. D. Jarves, 
• Late Col. Mass. Inf. 9 
Colonel ¥m. W. Dudley. 
Richmond, Indiana, May 1st, 1866. 
B. Frank. Palmer, LL.D. 
Dear Sir : Having for the past two years been wearing one 
of your Artificial Legs, I desire to add my testimony to the 
already long list of those benefited by your admirable in- 
vention. 
I have used my limb under almost every possible circum- 
stance, and by the side of Selpho’s, Bly’s, and nearly all the 
best makers, and I have invariably found that my limb, both 
for practical utility and for natural appearance of outline and 
step, IS SUPERIOR TO ALL. 
Hone, except those who knew of my having lost a limb in 
battle, would, for a long time, believe that I wore a patent 
leg, so naturally and easily do I use my “ Palmer.” 
I shall probably order a duplicate soon, for I will wear no 
other make so long as I can get one of yours. 
I am, sir, gratefully your ob’d’t serv’t, 
¥m. W. Dudley, 
• Colonel 19th Ind. Vols. 
Captain W. Henry Walcott. 
Port Preble, Me., Aug. 2, 1867. 
Dear Sir : I lost my left leg in the battle of Gettysburg. 
Before my recovery, I had to submit to ten operations, which, of 
course, did not leave me in the most favorable condition for 
the application of an artificial leg. Before concluding which 
of several legs I should select, I was waited upon by at least 
ten different manufacturers, including those of all the so-called 
“ improvements ” which have been brought out. I concluded 
that the Palmer Leg was at least quite as good as any of them, 
and I procured it. 
Immediately upon putting it on, I walked with great ease 
and naturalness. In one week, I threw aside my cane, and I 
now march my company on parade without cane or support of 
any kind, and march without fatigue. At the late party 
given at Fort Scannel to the Congressional Committee,! 
danced three times, one of the dances being a contra-dance. I 
allude to this to show what can be done with a Palmer Leg. 
Very truly yours, 
W. Henry Walcott, 
B. Frank. Palmer, LL.D. Late Captain 17th U. S. Infantry. 10 
The Soldiers’ Experience, 
The following are certified (condensed) statements, given in 
the exact language of each man; and every report, made at the 
time of going to press, is given, concerning every manufacturer 
whose name appears. The average statement will, therefore, show 
the present standing of each. The blank was addressed to every 
man supplied by all the manufacturers of Artificial Limbs, 
requesting him to give a candid expression of his opinion, 
whatever it may he, derived from his own experience and from the 
experience of others who use the various kinds of Patent Limbs. 
The returns show a fair average number of cases treated 
by the various Government manufacturers of Limbs, and 
have reached a number so great, that to publish them in full 
would require a large volume. About one thousand cases will 
now be noticed—quite enough to show the real opinion of 
the officers and soldiers. Among the names will be found 
many of commissioned officers, some of high rank. 
The sincere thanks of the writer are tendered to all who 
have responded, whether they have spoken for or against the 
Palmer Limbs. B. F. P. 
TESTIMONY OF A THOUSAND SOLDIERS. 
“ I, the subscriber, hereby.certify that I lost a Leg while in the 
U. S. Service, and that I received an Artificial Leg,” &c. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, Feb. 1865. I have worn it 3 years. 
I am perfectly satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
Timothy Elliott, Co. A, 119th Pa. Vols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, Aug. 1866. I have worn it 15 mos. 
I am perfectly satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
I believe a man gets a better leg on Government order than for cash. 
John Hillings, Co. H, 5th Pa. Vols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, July, 1867. I have worn it 15 mos. 
I am perfectly satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
G. W. Keimer, Co. G, 139th N. Y. Yols. 11 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, Aug., 1865. I have worn it 2 years. 
I am well satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s before all others as the Best. 
John Herron, Co. I, 4th Del. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, June, 1868. I have worn it 4£ years. 
I am well satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
J. A. Sullivan, Co. D, 10th Mass. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer. I have worn it 4 years. 
I am well satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
Robert E. Rich, Co. B, 19th Mass. Yols. 
I received a Leg made by Dr. Palmer, Eeb., 1865. I have worn it 3 years. 
I am perfectly satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
Charles S. Padgett, Co. H, 12th N. J. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, Sept., 1865. I have worn it 2% years. 
I am perfectly satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
I will be down the middle of March next for a new leg. 
David Beaverson, Co. H, 187th Pa. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, April, 1863. I have worn it 5 years. 
I am perfectly satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
I cannot, in language, express my gratitude for this invention. 
G. W. Male, U. S. N. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Hudson, Oct., 1865. I have worn it 2 years. 
I recommend another leg. 
Josepa Somas, Co. B, 56th N. Y. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, June, 1865. I have worn it 2J years. 
I am well satisfied. 
No signature. Co. D, 198 Pa. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, Dec., 1864. I have worn it 3 years. 
I am well satisfied.* I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
J. J. Edmonds, Co. D, 90th Pa. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, July, 1867. I have worn it 6 mos. 
I am well satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
Byron G. Kenyon, Co. H, 11th N. H. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, July, 1865. 
I am well satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
S. W. Place, Co. I, 1st R. I. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, Mar., 1866. I have worn it 10 mos. 
I am well satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
Charles Miller, Co. H, 2d Pa. Art’y. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Bly, Oct., 1864. I have worn it 3 years. 
I am not satisfied. It has cost me too much for repairs. 
H. W. Hughes, Co. I, 133d N. Y. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Selpho, Aug., 1865. I have worn it 3 months. 
I was not satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
C. H. Stone, Co. F, 5th N. H. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, Oct., 1865. I have worn it 6 mos. 
I am not satisfied. I recommend—I don’t know who. 
J. Snyder, Co. B, 4th N. Y. S. M. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, Oct., 1864. I have worn it 3J years. 
I am perfectly satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
It affords me great pleasure to add my testimony. 
W. R. Postles, Co. A, 1st Del. Yols. 
I received a Leg, made by Dr. Palmer, June, 1863. I have worn it 4| years. 
I am perfectly satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the Best. 
I can walk as well as ever, and can also run; I am a caulker by trade, and can 
climb up the side of a vessel as well as any man with two good feet. 
C. P. Morgan, Co. B, 1st Mass. Yols. 12 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“leg made by’ 
’ DATE. WORN. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Palmer. 
August, 1863. 4 years. Palmer’s to be the best. 
H. E. Chapman, Co. A, 6th N. H. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. years. PalMer’s as the best. 
Jas. McCoy, Co. A, 64th Ohio Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1865. 2J years. Palmer’s Patent as the best. 
A. H. Hubbs, Co. B, 122d N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. Palmer’s as the best. 
S. G. Steel, Co. H, 149th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. I got the worst legs you had. 
J. D. Snyder, Co. G, 149th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Robert Moffatt, Co. H, 121st Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. 7 months. Palmer’s as the best. I intend 
soon to procure another, and shall certainly get a Palmer. 
E. E. Dresser, Co. A, 20th Mass. Yols. 
Salem Co., 
Sept., 1865. I have not worn it at all, as I received it. I 
was compelled to have a thigh added, and it was worthless. 
I often regret I did not procure one of yours. 
Robert Johnson, Co. G, 121st Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
December, 1864. 3 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Jacob Christofferson, Co. E, 10th Y. R. C. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1865. 3 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
C. A. Brown, 14th N. J. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1866. Worn it since. Well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
John Y. Spahman, 62d Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1867. 1J years. Well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
J. C. Heller, Co. I, 49tfe Pa. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
March, 1865. 1 year. It was not good. Palmer’s. 
P. McCaffrey, Co. L, 5th N. J. Yols. 
Selpho. 
October, 1865. 15 months. Not satisfied. Palmer’s. 
R. McCloy, Co. A, 10th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
January, 1866. 2 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
A. Bassett, Co. H, 22d Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
December, 1865. 2 years. Well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Pius D. Miller, Co. I, 87th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
January, 1863. 4 years. Well satisfied. Palmer’s. I have 
used the leg continually, and walked 20 miles without incon- 
venience. 
T. O’Brian, Co. D, 69th N. Y. Yols. 
Selpho. 
December, 1864. 2J years. I do not think I got so good a leg. 
J. Eiske, Co. H, 1st R. I. Art’y. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1865. Recommend Dr. Palmer. 
Jacob Maxim, Co. G, 18th Mass. 
Dr. Bly. 
April, 1865. 3 years. Had to be “reconstructed.” 
Joseph McKinney, Co. A, 151st 0. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1864. 3£ years. I am satisfied — as I can plow, 
cradle grain, and mow. It is full length; above knee. I 
recommend Palmer’s as the best. I have, by my excellent 
walking, gained great favor towards your artificial limb. 
Perhaps ere this you have received an order from Col. D. 
M. J , who got a leg in Pittsburg. He is heartily dis- 
gusted with his patent, and told me he would get one like 
mine. 
E. E. Wilson, Co. A, 110th Pa. Yols. 13 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“leg made by” 
DATE. WORM. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1864. Not satisfied. 
Charles L. Favour, Co. H, 16th Me. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
June, 1865. 1 year. Not satisfied. It is a nuisance. 
J. J. Prettyman, Co. A, 11th Ya. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
October, 1865. If years. Do not think it durable. 
E.. M. Truell, Co. E, 12th Wis. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
October, 1863. years. Entirely satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Francis Scott, Co. K, 26th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
July, 1865. 2£years. Notsatisfied. KecommendPalmer’s. 
The leg made by Dr. H. has nearly worn out. 
George Brown, Co. C, 97th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
December, 1864. 3 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Alex. F. Nicholas, Co. G, 4th Pa. Res. 
Small&McM. July, 1865. 2£ years. Not satisfied. Spent twenty-five 
dollars. Palmer’s. 
L. J. Donaldson, Co. P, 20th Ohio Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
June, 1864. 3 months. Not satisfied. Palmer’s- 
John Byan, Co. H, 20th Conn. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
July, 1865. Till September, when it broke. Not satisfied. 
Wm. Manning, Co. I, 20th Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Nov., 1865. 2 years. Am satisfied. Palmer’s. 
N. B. Jeremiah Brinker, of this place, says he prefers 
Palmer’s. He is wearing two of them. 
G. Yingling, Co. D, 105th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
October, 1865. 2 years. Am satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Samuel Breeze, Co. C, 76th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1864. years. Highly pleased. Palmer’s. 
T. H. Gentry, Co. F, 27th Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1865. 6 weeks. Not satisfied. (No one.) 
Aaron Yoder, Co. E, 55th Pa. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
Nov., 1865. Few months. Not satisfied. Palmer’s. 
The leg is entirely too heavy and clumsy. It pains my chest. 
Charles L. Maire, Co. K, 109th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. 26 months. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Theodore Davis, Co. E, 82d Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
August, 1865. 6 months. Not satisfied—only oe one thing 
—it made one good riRE. I paid $100 extra. Palmer’s. 
J. M. Welch, Co. B, 9th Iowa Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
August, 1866. Since. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
David Wilbur, Co. K, 1st Me. H. A. 
Dr. Hudson. 
May, 1864. years. Not satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Hugh Thompson, Co. H, 6th Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1866. 1 year. Well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
L. F. Rolf, Co. M, 1st Me. H. A. 
G-. B. Jewett. August, 1865. I managed to wear it an hour at a time by 
sueeering much pain. I am wholly dissatisfied. It has 
been of no use whatever. I believe the Palmer Leg to be 
the best. 
John A. Cousens, Co. I, 1st Me. H. A. 
Dr. Bly. 
Nov., 1864. “Lateral motion.” I have not worn it to 
exceed six months, and that at short intervals. I have now 
given it up, and am wearing a peg made by myself. I 
was required to pay $50. I prefer Palmer’s to all others. 
David Parker, Co. F, 61st N. Y. Yols. 14 
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“leg made by 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “i RECOMMEND ” 
Jewett Co. 
Sept., 1865. I have not worn it to exceed one week. I am 
not satisfied. I have heard of your leg being very good. 
James Walsh, Co. A, 64th N. Y. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer, 
Dec., 1865. Palmer’s as good as any. 
Thomas Curren, Co. H, 2d Iowa Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1864. I was required to pay $50 extra. I have worn 
it 3J years. I am not satisfied. The knee-joint doesn’t work 
well, and the leg is too short. 
J. H. Welking, Co. A, 114th 111. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Sept., 1865. I was required to pay $50 extra. I am not 
satisfied; it is too heavy—very burdensome. 
A. L. Mussulman, Co. D, 71st 0. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
March, 1865. 1 year. Not satisfied. It became worth- 
less. I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
Jos. H. McClintie, Co. A, 87th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
June, 1865. 7 months. When it was racked all out of 
repair, AND cost me $75. It was a miserable excuse. 
M. M. Boothman, Co. H, 38th 0. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1865. 3 years. Am satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Alex. T. Hayes, Co. C, 110th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Jan., 1864. I have worn it about half of the time since I got it. 
I am not satisfied. I would like to try one of Palmer’s. 
Oliver Charlton, Co. E, 34th Ohio Vols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
April, 1864. I never wore it any of any account. 
Stephen D. Smith, Co. C., 7th N. H. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
June, 1864. Paid $50 extra. I have worn it 3| years; am 
not satisfied. The braces have broken five times. It has worn 
off two heel-cords ; one nut split before I wore it a week. 
David Wallace, Co. A, 10th N. Y. Cav’y. 
Selpho. 
Eeb., 1865. I have not been able to wear it. I have since 
procured one from Dr. H.; but, from observation, I believe 
Palmer’s to he the best. 
George H. Starr, Co. E, 11th Conn. Yols. 
Selpho. 
Nov., 1865. I have worn it hut little; a few hours at a 
time. I am not satisfied. I recommend the Palmer Leg. 
George Sheppard, Co. K, 3d Ct. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
February, 1866. I recommend yours. 
George M. Brown, Co. A, 31st Ills. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
July, 1865. I paid $50 extra. I have worn it 2| years. I 
am not satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
George A. Park, Co. A, 81st Ohio Vols. 
Jewett Co. 
March, 1865. I wore it 1 year, and wore it out. I am not 
satisfied by any means. 
H. C. Walbridge, Co. E, 145th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Nov., 1865. I was required to pay $50 extra. I have worn 
it 2 years. I am not acquainted with any other. 
J. S. Brannon, Co. G, 10th W. Ya. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
January, 1865. 3 years. Well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Louis Dugal, Co. F, 146th N. Y. Yols. 
Stafford. 
July, 1864. I have worn it 4 years (with blacksmith bills). 
I am not satisfied, for the limb is gone up. I recommend 
Palmer’s as best. 
George H. Smith, Co. F, 7th Wis. Yols. 15 
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“leg made by.’ 
DATE. 'WORN. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Bly. 
June, 1865. I was required to pay $50 extra. I have worn 
it to the present time, hut am not satisfied, as it does not 
answer the purpose. I believe from what I hear, Palmer’s 
to he the best. 
John Shelly, Co. D, 46th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
March, 1866. I paid $50 extra. It gives me so much pain 
that I have worn it but a few times. I am not satisfied. 
I prefer yours. 
John Hope, Co. H, 5th Ya. Cav’y. 
Dr. Bly. 
June, 1865. I have worn it about 4 months. I am not 
satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
W. M. Brown, Co. F, 91st Ohio Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Nov., 1865. I was required to pay $50 extra. I don’t think 
it worth the money. 
J. C. Brown, Co. E, 52d Ohio Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
August, 1865. Not worn it. Not satisfied. 
W. H. H. Weeman, 1st Me. Battery. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Feb’y, 1867. I don’t know. (No other.) 
Abram Bish, Co. G, 155th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1864. 4 years. I recommend it. 
W. W. English, Co. H, 71st Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. I think it is too large for me. (No other.) 
John Luttman, Co. K, 203d Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1864. I was obliged to pay $50. I am satisfied, if it 
is the best; if not, no! 
J. M. Monroe, Co. G, 42d Ohio Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1867. Ever since. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Thomas Williams, Co. E, 17th N. Y. C. T. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1863. 3f years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s, 
William H. Eenlin, Co. E, 88th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
August, 1865. 1 year. (No other.) 
Jackson Everett, Co. G, 142d Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
March, 1865. 16 months. I had to get another, because it 
was not durable. I shall have to get another (3d) next year, 
and I think I shall try the Palmer. 
H. Downs, Co. K, 44th N. Y. Yols. 
Selpho. 
Sept., 1865. I have worn it about 5 months. It was poor 
enough. It caused me to have my leg reamputated. It is 
not worth the iron it was made of. 
R. A. Clark, Co. F, 14th N. J. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
July, 1865. 2 years. I did not like it. 
F. W. Knight, Co. E, 11th Yt. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
March, 1864. I was required to pay $100. Wore the leg 
six months. Not satisfied ; they are worthless. 
J. F. Richards, Co. D, 15th Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
I was obliged to pay $50 over and above $75. I wore it 18 
months. It is too heavy. 
Joseph Jackson, Co. F, 12th Mo. Cav’y. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1865. I have worn it 3 years. I am not satisfied. 
Has needed a good deal of repairing. I cannot recommend 
Bly’s. E. W. Clark, Co. F, 5th Mich. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1863. I wore it, and walked a mile at a time on it. 
I believe the Palmer Leg to be the best, and recommend it, 
both from my own experience and my observation of others. 
A. F. Hill, Co. D, 8th Pa. Res. 16 
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‘‘LEG MADE BY 
DATE. 
worn. opinion. “ i recommend” 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1865. 
3 months. I cannot use the leg. Palmer’s. 
William Pluss, Co. H, 23d Mich. Yols. 
G. W. JEWETT. 1865. 
3 years. I am not satisfied. 
L. Arnold, Co. G, 143d Pa. Yols. 
J EWETT. 
August, 1865. 10 months. I can .truly say that I am not satis- 
fied, and that I loathe the sight of a Jewett Leg. According 
to all accounts, I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
Arthur D. Bice, Co. B, 38th Wis. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. 
6 months. Could not say. 
C. H Stratton, Co. F, 25th Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1865. 
3 years. Palmer’s as the best. 
Chas. H. Day, Co. A, 32d Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1865. 
I believe Dr. Palmer’s to be the best. 
Geo. Forsyth, Co. C, 14th N. J. Vols. 
Selpho. 
July, 1865. 
3 months, on and off. 
Wm. Welch, Co. D, 33d N. J. Yols. 
G. B. Jewett. 
May, 1866. 
Satisfied. Seen but few. 
John L. Hosford, Co. H, 7th Vt. Yols. 
G. B. Jewett. 
Aug., 1865. 2 years. I am not at all satisfied with it. 1 
believe it to be the worst. It is only an incumbrance. 
James Hickie, Co. A, 10th Vt. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Mar., 1864. 
4 years. Kecommend it to all. 
Frank Kresge, Co. I, 81st Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1864. 
I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
E. D. Curtis, Co. I, 1st Pa. Rifles. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1865. 
2 years. 
Amster Cook, Co. E, 31st Iowa Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Nov., 1864. 
Since ; perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Jas. H. Lawrence, Co. D, 93d N.Y.Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1864. 
Leg very easy. Palmer’s. 
W. F. Levery, Co. I, 3d Yt. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1865. 
3 years. I believe Palmer’s best. 
Granville Brake, Co. D, 15th W. Ya. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1864. 
3 years. Palmer’s as the best. 
A. Dougherty, Co. D, 44th Ind. Yols.. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1865. 
2 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Robt. Bennett, Jr., Co. D, 7th Md. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. 
Constantly. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
C. J. Burk, Co. A, 140th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1863. 
3£ years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Wm. D. Lelar, Co. H, 90th Pa. Yols. 
B.W. Jewett. 
July, 1865. I have worn it when I could, since January, 
1866. Am not satisfied. I can do more hard work with a 
leg I made myself. 
F. W. Isham, Co. D, 7th Wis. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1865. 
2 years. I think “ it can’t be beat.” 
Win. W. Harris, Co. B, 186th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1856. 
2| years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Geo. W. Eaton, Co. A, 6th Me. Yols. 
G. W. Jewett. 
Nov. 1864. 12 months. I was required to post ($25). I 
am not satisfied. I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
J. C. Brott, Co. B, 2d N. Y. H. A. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1865. 
Entirely satisfied. Palmer’s. 
H. H. Palmer, Co. B, 2d Ohio Cav’y. 17 
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“ LEG MADE BY ” 
DATE. WORN. ' OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND ” 
G. B. Jewett. 
May, 1865. I have worn it when in order most of the time 
since. I have expended some $30 on it, besides my own 
labor (being a little ingenious myself), otherwise I should 
have had to dispense with it long since, and if I shall get an- 
other year’s wear by 'patching, I shall do well. 
* Wm. P. Hiller, Co. A, 2d N. Y. H. A. 
Dr. Hudson. 
July, 1864. 10 months altogether, and had work to make it 
hold out that long. I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
E. F. Bennett, Co. B, 76th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
June, 1865. I was required to pay $50 in addition to the 
$75 furnished. I have worn it about 18 months. I believe, 
from general information, that Palmer’s is the best, and 
recommend it. The leg I have is easily broken, and subject 
to frequent repairing. I had not used it more than three 
months when the socket split from the top to the knee. The 
knee-spring gave out before I had it two months. I got a 
new spring, hut it did not last long, and, from the construc- 
tion, I think it hard to get a spring to stand. I came near 
losing my — last summer by the leg bruising the stump. I 
am well acquainted with H. A. C., who has your leg. It 
works very well, and from what I have seen and heard, I do 
not hesitate to recommend yours for ease and durability. 
Jason Powell, Co. B, 29th Iowa Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
June, 1864. 25 days. I cannot wear it. 
Pat. Turney, Co. E, 24th Mich. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1866. 1J years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Lafayette Strayer, Co. A, 210th Pa. Yols. 
Marks. 
Aug., 1865. 20 months. I have worn hut this one. 
C. E. M. Oliver, Co. F, 123d Ohio Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1866. I believe Dr. Palmer’s best. 
C. Nickerson, Co. K, 1st Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1863. Since; well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
G. M. Conger, Co. E, 17th Iowa Vols. 
H. St. John. 
June, 1865. 30 days. It was of no service to me. I be- 
lieve, from what I have heard, Palmer’s to be the best. 
G. E. Cotton, Co. M, 4th N. Y. H. A. 
Jewett. 
May, 1864. He charged me $25 extra. I wore it several 
times, but have not been able to make any use of it. I am 
not satisfied. I recommend the Palmer Leg. 
D. Y. L. Ostrander, Co. B, 100th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
July, 1864. I was required to pay $50 extra. I would like 
to try one of your legs. 
A. Crist, Co. F, 70th N. Y. Yols. 
Stafford. 
Jan’y, 1864. 2 years, with a great deal of expense. I was 
not satisfied. I believe, as far as I can learn, the Palmer 
Leg to be best. 
Scott Case, Co. C, 11th Wis. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1864. 3 years. Well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
L. Allhouse, Co. H, 63d Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1865. 1J years. I recommend Palmer’s. 
S. D. Wakefield, Co. C., 3d Me. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Feb’y, 1865. I was required to pay $50 extra. I wore it 
one year. I am not satisfied. I recommend the American 
(Palmer) Leg. 
O. H. S. Leonard, Co. B, 31st Ind. Yols. 18 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“ LBS MADE BY 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “i RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Bly. 
Dec., 1864. 2 years. I am not satisfied. 
A. Codugan, Co. I, 116th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Peb’y, 1864. Since. I believe it to be the best. 
W. Spraker, Jr., Co. I, 64th H. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1863. I am perfectly satisfied. 
J. Cavanagh, Co. B, 12th Mass. Yols. 
Salem Co. 
Oct., 1865. I am at considerable expense to get it repaired. 
($25 a year.) I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
A. C. Andrews, Co. H, 32d Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
Oct., 1863. I am not very well satisfied, for I think it was 
slighted. I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
E. E. Warren, Co. I, 144th N. Y. Yols. 
Small &McM. 6 months, but not till I got it repaired at my 
own expense. I am not at all satisfied; it was not worth a 
cent. A. S. Bloomer, Co. G, 55th Ohio Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. I can’t say that I am satisfied. 
John H. McGee, Co. L, 1st 0. L. A. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1864. 1 year. Am not satisfied. 
E. Mob, Co. H, 24th Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
Dec., 1864. 3 years, and recommend the same. 
Geo. Sauer, Co. G, 169th H. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1865. 2 years. Am satisfied, and recommend it. 
G. W. Painter, Co. H, 139th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1864. I recommend Palmer’s. 
Kichd. Clearwater, Co. G, 125th Ills.Yols. 
Selpho. 
June, 1865. Part of the time since I got it. I think it 
might be improved. 
E. Skellie, Co. D, 112tli N. Y. Yols. 
Jewett. 
May, 1865. 1| years. It never fitted right. I am not 
satisfied. Erom what I can learn I recommend Palmer’s. 
J. Cavanaugh, Co. C, 7th Wis. Vols. 
Jewett. 
April, 1865. 3 years. I have not been satisfied with it. 
I will have a Palmer Leg. 
Anonymous. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1867. 7 months. I am well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
J. W. Wion, Co. E, 3d Wis. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1865. I was obliged to pay $50 more to get the leg. 
I have not worn it more than six months in all. I am not 
satisfied; it is out of repair all the time. 
Stephen S. Mills, Co. B, 7th Minn. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Mar., 1867. 1 week. It is out of repair. 
Eobt. A. Williams, Co. F, 184th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1865. 10 days. Hot satisfied. 
S. C. Myers, Co. C, 183d Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
Oct., 1864. Part of the time I could not wear it to my 
SATISFACTION. 
Thomas Condon, Co. K, 42d 111. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1864. Since. I would not hesitate to compete with 
any person in the United States walking, considering the 
length of stump. I recommend the Palmer Leg as the best. 
Chas. Lawrence, Co. E, 90th N. Y. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1867. 6 months. Entirely satisfied. Palmer’s. 
. 
Geo. Wood, Co. H, 114th Pa. Yols. 19 
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“leg made by 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “i RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Hudson. 
May, 1864, till Nov., 1866. I am not satisfied. I believe Dr. 
Palmer’s to be the best. 
I. T. Mossop, Co. D, 100th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1865. I believe the Palmer Leg best. 
Asa C. Bentley, Co. D, 93d N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Nov., 1865. I recommend Palmer’s as best. 
Geo. P. Meader, Co. G, 29th Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1866. 1 year and 7 months. Perfectly satisfied. 
Palmer’s. 
Wm. B. Campbell, Co. C, 1st Me. H. A. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1865. 3 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Wm. A. Carter, Co. D, 148th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. Since. I am well satisfied. I believe it to be 
the best in use. 
John Leary, Co. I, 106th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. 2£ years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Adam H. Stout, Co. H, 13th Pa. Cav’y. 
Salem Co. 
April, 1865. I am perfectly satisfied. 
H. B. Lovering, Co. C, 3d Mass. Cav’y. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. “Ef there haint now beter leg than yours, I 
pity the man that make worse. I am not satsfide with the 
leag.” (Kecommends nobody.) 
Jas. T. Corrow, Co. F, 4th Del. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1865. 2J years. 1 believe it to be the best. 
Jetf. Burtner, Co. E, 103d Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1866. I believe it to be the best. 
H. Brown, Co. I, 50th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. Is out of order. Cannot use it. 
J. Heinle, Co. G, 51st Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1865. 2 years. Satisfied. Believe it best. 
Adam Cramer, Co. B, 55th Ohio Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1864. I believe Palmer’s to be best. 
S. E. Yost, Co. A, 28th Pa. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
July, 1865. 2 years. Am not satisfied. It does not fit; 
never did. I recommend Palmer’s. 
C. W. Betterleg, Co. H, 198th Pa. Yols. 
Salem Co. 
July, 1865. “I, myself, may Be Selifish on my Chaise, 
But myne has give such satisfadion I am oblige tue recom- 
mend G. B. Jewett’s.” 
James Carlin, Co. F, 3d Yt. Yols. 
Small &McM. July, 1865. 2 months. I am not satisfied—never was with 
it. I have seen a great many of Palmer’s legs used, and re- 
commend them, at all times, and when I get another, I shall 
get one of them. John English, Co. D, 23d Ohio Yols. 
Jewett. 
April, 1865. I wore it 18 months. I got a blacksmith to 
put a copper ring around the top of my leg. I paid $20 for 
repairs. Levi Lackey, Co. A, 209th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1865. 3 years. I am very well satisfied, as I can 
go where I please with comfort. I recommend Palmer’s as 
the best in use. 
Wilbur T. Howard, Co. I, 14th N. H. Yols. 
Stafford. 
Sept., 1864. I believe the Palmer Leg to he the most dur- 
able. I recommend the Palmer. 
E. H. Adams, Co. C, 12th Iowa Yols. 20 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“leg made by 
” DATE. 
worn. opinion. “i recommend” 
Dr. Bly. 
Jan’y, 1865. 3 months. Was compelled to get a peg, it 
being always out of repair. I believe, from information re- 
ceived, Palmer’s to be the best, and recommend Dr. Palmer. 
Thos. McGuire, Co. D, 21st Ills. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1865. 
2J years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
N. G. Frost, Co. G, 32d Me. Vols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
May, 1865. I am not satisfied. I can only wear it about 
half the time. 1 believe Palmer’s to be the best, and recom- 
mend his patent. 
J. P. Caldwell, Co. A, 115th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
April, 1865. I am not satisfied, for it has to be repaired 
continually, and always has. 
J. E. White, Co. F, 160th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1864. I recommend Dr. Palmer. I should go to 
him, if I should ever get another. 
E. B. Branch, Co. D, 77th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1865. 
3 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
John D. Meekins, Co. E, 148th Pa. Yols. 
Jewett. 
Dec., 1865. I tried to wear it a year. I am not satisfied. 
I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
H. Gibson, Co. F, 21st Mich. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Nov., 1865. 
2 years. I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
A. 0. Wing, Co. F, 1st Me. H. A. 
Dr. Bly. 
Dec., 1864. I have not worn it all; it is no use to me. I 
believe Dr. Palmer’s to be the best. 
H. A. Souder, Co. G, 5th Mich. Cav’y. 
Jewett Co. 
Oct., 1865. 8 months. Notsatisfied. I recommend Palm- 
er’s as best. I am using a leg made by Marks, which I do 
not like, and intend to get a Palmer. 
Joseph C. Stevens, Co. A, 13th N. J.Yols. 
Jewett. 
July, 1865. 
satisfied. 
2 years, and it is worn out. I was not well 
H. H. Nuss, Co. C, 86th Ills. Yols. 
Selpho. 
June, 1865. 
Palmer’s as 
1 year. I am not satisfied. I recommend 
the best. 
G. W. Rice, Co. A, 4th Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1865. 
3 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
W. B. Britton, Co. F, 60th Ohio Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1866. 
Since. Well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
H. G. Potter, Co. A, 74th Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
1864. 
2 months. Am not satisfied. 
E. Reiff, Co. A, 12th U. S. Inf. 
Jewett. 
Nov., 1864. 
Palmer’s as 
1 month. I am not satisfied. I recommend 
the best. 
John B. Bathurst, Co. D, 45th Pa. Yols. 
Stafford. 
1864. Was not satisfied, for I only wore it a year. 
Should try Palmer’s next. 
Jas. M. Runyan, Co. H., 59th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1865. Have worn it over 2 years. I believe Palm- 
er’s to be the bfest, and recommend it as such. 
F. H. Hoffman, Co. H, 2d Pa. H. A. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1864. 
4 years. Am perfectly satisfied. 
J. Schouton, Co. K, 95th N. Y. Yols. 
Lockwood. 
June, 1865. 
wear it. 
I am not satisfied with it at all. I cannot 
J. W. Rast, Co. C, 8th Ks. Yols. 21 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“leg made by” 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1865. 3 years. Am satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Amasa J. Smith, Co. I, 72d N. Y. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1862. I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
Ludwig Hanerwas. 
Jewett. 
Nov., 1864. 1 month, when it got useless. I am not satis- 
fied. I am wearing crutches since. I recommend Palmer’s 
as the best. 
Henry Green, Co. K, 17th Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1864. 3£ years. I am satisfied. Palmer’s. 
A. J. Pierce, Co. E, 104th N. Y. Yols, 
Dr. Bly. 
2 years. Had it fixed four times, and it is 
now worn out. I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
Joseph Hunt, Co. K, 151st N. Y. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1865. 2 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Jos. E. Powell, Co. A, 6th Ks. Cav’y. 
Dr. Palmer. 
I am satisfied. Palmer’s. 
John Mangan, Co. F, 61st Ohio Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. Since. I am amply satisfied with your unsur- 
passable leg. I recommend Palmer’s. 
Jos. Sterrett, Co. C, 119th Pa. Yols. 
Stafford. 
July, 1864. 10 months. I am not satisfied. I recommend 
Palmer’s as the best. 
Jacob Warner, Co. C, 3d Miss. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1864. I am satisfied it is the best limb made on Gov’t 
order. I recommend Palmer’s. 
John Kountz, Co. G, 37th 0. V. I. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1864. 4 years. Satisfied. I recommend it. 
W. P. Durkee, Co. B, 4th Yt. Vols. 
Dr. Hudson-. 
Jan’y, 1865. I believe Palmer’s to be the best, and recom- 
mend it. 
B. W. Born, Co. E, 3d N. Y. L. A. 
Dr. Hudson. 
June, 1864. I recommend Palmer’s Patent to be the best. 
H. H. Ellis, Co. I, 16 N. Y. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
March, 1865. Had to use crutches. I am not satisfied. I 
believe Palmer’s to be the best, and recommend it. 
Guy S. Kix, Co. A, 8th N. Y. H. A. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1864. Since. Believe Palmer’s best. 
A. Byington, Co. I, 6th N. Y. Cav’y. 
Dr. Bly. 
1865. I have made it all over new, pretty near. I 
am not at all satisfied. I have seen a good many of the 
Palmer Limbs, and I believe them to be superior to any. I 
recommend Palmer’s. 
L. Swatland, Co. E, 123d Ohio Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
Aug., 1865. 4 months. I am not satisfied. I believe 
Palmer’s leg to be the best, and recommend it. 
W. D. Parsons, Co. B, 2d Yt. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1864. 3 years, and it will stand considerable yet. I 
have walked 20 miles in one day on it; have built stone fence; 
and in September, 1867, carried a young lady who weighed 
150 lbs. about a quarter of a mile. I believe the Palmer 
Leg to be the best, and recommend it. I know a good many 
men wearing limbs made in Baltimore, New York and 
Philadelphia, but none of them can walk as well as I can. 
I must get another, and it shall be Palmer’s. 
John L. Dougherty, Co. M, 18th Pa. Cav’y. 22 
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“LEG MADE BY5’ 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND*’ 
Dr. Bly. 
July, 1865. 6 months. Was required to pay $50 extra. I 
am not satisfied. I believe the American (Palmer’s) Leg to 
be the best. John King, Co. D, 120th Ohio Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1866. Since. I am satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Geo. Prosser, Co. G, 27th Ind. Yols. 
Selpho. 
June, 1865. 2 years. Am perfectly satisfied. Cannot 
tell which is best, having tried hut one. 
Thos. F. Holland, Co. E, 2d R. I. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1863. 4J years. I am well satisfied. Could not 
get along without it. I have seen a great many other arti- 
ficial legs, but really think the Palmer Leg far superior. 
Pat. Wall, Co. A, 28th Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Dec., 1865. 2 years. Was required to pay $25 extra. I 
have worn it. It is quite liable to get out of repair. I have 
always heard Palmer’s well spoken of, though I never saw 
one. I lately obtained a Salem Leg, but have not been able 
to wear it. 
Sydney M. Southard, Co. I, 14th Yt. Yols. 
J EWETT. 
April, 1865. I am not satisfied. 
A. T. Shreeve, Co. A, 6th Md. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. 7 months. I can’t state which is best. Re- 
commend (no other). 
James Fellers, Co. B, 87th Pa. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
March, 1865. 2 years. I think it a sham. 
Ira N. Hitchcock, Co. F, 34th Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1864. 2 years. I was required to pay $50 extra. 
I am not satisfied. I believe yours to be the best. Recom- 
mend it. Geo. Demal, Co. K, 145th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson, 
Feb’y, 1864. 2 years. Am not satisfied; it is too heavy; 
and the foot does not, in walking, spring up enough. 
J. J. Morningstar, Co. D, 76th Pa. Yols. 
Jewett. 
July, 1865. 5 months. I am not satisfied, for I can’t use 
it. I believe Palmer’s to be the best, and recommend it. 
Jonathan Hearther, Co. A, 50th Pa.Yols. 
Salem Leg Co. May, 1865. 1 year, at an expense of $30 for repairs. I 
was not satisfied. I recommend Palmer's as best. 
Richard A. Ruth, Co. E, 59th Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1866. Am happy to say I am perfectly satisfied. I 
recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
Edwd. P. Kimberly, Co. C, 10th Vt. Yols. 
Stafford. 
April, 1864. 18 months. I was not well satisfied. I be- 
lieve Palmer’s to be the best. 
Lewis C. Stover, Co. F, 105th 111. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
Dec., 1865. Have not worn it five minutes. It is worth- 
less to me. I believe Palmer’s to be the best, and recom- 
mend it. Robt. H. Powell, Co. E, 7th Wis. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1865. 3 years. Am satisfied. Palmer’s. 
John Pigeon, Co. G, Pa.Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1865. 6 months, and then it went to pieces. Am not 
satisfied. I think I could make a better one myself. 
Michael O’Sullivan, Co. H, 2d Mich.Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1866. I recommend Palmer’s. 
Geo. Clayton, Co. I, 4th N. H. Yols. 
Stafford. 
June, 1863. 18 months. I am not satisfied. Recommend 
Palmer’s as the best. 
Israel Slater, Co. D, 75th 111. Yols. 23 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“ LEG MADE BY 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND ” 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1864. I am satisfied. Palmer's. 
Jonas McManus, Co. G, 69th Ind. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1866. Since. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Geo. W. Foulls, Co. F, 149th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. I believe it to be the best. 
Lewis Ramaley, Co. F, 139th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
June, 1865. 2 years. Was required to pay $50 extra. 
Am far from being satisfied. Wouldn’t have another as a gift. 
John A. Porter, Co. B, 76th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer.. 
April, 1864. Since. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Chas. W. Squires, Co. B, 16th Conn. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1867. Perfectly satisfied. The best. 
Calvin Bickford, Co. G, 14th Me. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. 2 years. Perfectly satisfied. The best. 
Wm. Bassett, Co. E, 4th N. J. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Feb’y, 1865. 6 months before it gave out. Was required to 
pay $50 extra. I am not satisfied. I believe Palmer’s to 
be the best. 
Arthur La Fleur, Co. H, 4th Mich. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1865. Every day. Am very well pleased, and prefer 
it to any other. I recommend it as the best. 
Elias Foust, Co. C, 126th Ohio Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. I recommend it as the best. 
Wilbur F. Shinn, Co. I, 5th N. J. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1863. 4 years. I recommend it as the best. 
Greenlief Hersom, Co. G, 17th Ms. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Sept., 1864. 2 years, off1 and on. Paid $50, besides order. 
I am not satisfied. I recommend crutches rather than Bly’s. 
Charles W. Struble, Co. F, 3d N. Y. Inf. 
Dr. Bly. 
June, 1864. Was obliged to pay $50 extra. I 
am not satisfied. 
A. J. Cole, Co. C, 44th N. Y. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1866. Since. Am well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
S. F. Sanborn, Co. E, 21st Wis. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
July, 1865. Four hours a day, on an average. I am not 
satisfied. John H. Miller, Co. A, 54th Ohio Vols. 
Jewett Co. 
June, 1865. I have not worn it all, and cannot. It is good 
for nothing. C. Hand, Co. B, 15th N. J. Vols. 
Jewett Co. 
May, 1865. I have worn it about 11 months. I am very far 
from being satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
Oscar A. Abbott, Co. A, 14th Conn. Vols. 
Salem Co. 
Sept., 1865. I have not worn it a whole day since I got it. 
I am not satisfied. 
J. C. Switzer, Co. A, 22d Iowa Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
March, 1865. I have worn it about 3 weeks. I am not satis- 
fied. I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
Robt. H. Vining, Co. H, 112th 111. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
April, 1864. Am tolerably well satisfied. 
Jos. H. Bishop, Co. F, 18th Ky. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1866. 18 months. Satisfied. Recommend Palmer’s. 
Abijah Stacey, Co. H, 12th Ks. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
April, 1864. I was required to pay $50 extra. I have worn 
it in all about 8 months. I am not satisfied. I recommend 
Palmer’s as the best. 
Wm. McMullen, Co. H, 66th Ohio Vols.. 24 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“LEG MADE BY ’ 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “l RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Bly. 
1865. 1 year. I am not satisfied. I believe, from 
what I have seen, Dr. Palmer’s to be the best. 
Henry Keefer, Co. K, 74th Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
April, 1864. 2 years. Am not satisfied. It is a poor 
article. Think my old lost one the best. 
Conrad Rhode, Co. G, 123d 0. Y. I. 
Dr. Hudson. 
August, 1864. 6 months. Am not satisfied. Recommend 
Palmer’s as the best. 
Henry Bush, Co. D, 85th Pa. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Sept., 1865. I am not satisfied ; it irritates my 
limb, and is burst. I can’t wear it long at a time. 
Jacob Stout, Co. D, 101st 111. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
July, 1864. Have worn it, but not with comfort. Am not 
satisfied, and would not recommend Hudson’s. 
Henry T. Day, Co. F, 12th N. H. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
Jan’y, 1865. Was required to pay $25. Never wore it an 
hour. I couldn’t get it on. I am not satisfied, and recom- 
mend Palmer’s to be the best. 
Christian Detweiler, Co. B, 100th Pa.Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1865. Have worn it every day, am very much pleased, 
and recommend it as the best. 
Preston L. Bennett, Co. F, 1st Me. Cav’y. 
Dr. Bly. 
Aug., 1865. 2 years. I was required to pay $48. Am 
much dissatisfied with the leg. Recommend Palmer’s as the 
best in use. Silas W. Ficke, Co. B, 78th 0 V. I. 
Dr. Hudson. 
July, 1865. ' 6 months in all since. Am not satisfied. 
I recommend Palmer’s as best. 
Michael 0. Lynch, Co. E, 3d N. Y. L. A. 
Dr. Hudson. 
July, 1865. I am not satisfied with it. 
I recommend the Palmer Leg as the best. 
Danl. Higgins, Batt’y G, 1st Vt. H. A. 
National Leg Co. July, 1865. I never was satisfied with it. I recommend 
Palmer’s as the best. I am acquainted with Those who have 
worn the Palmer Leg for years, and I have carefully ex- 
amined them. They are far superior to any other. 
H. C. Smith, Co. A, 10th Conn. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1865. Recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
D. P. York, Co. B, 12th Me. Yols. 
G. B. Jewett. 
Nov., 1865. I am not satisfied with any such leg as this. 
I had it fixed twenty or thirty times, and it has cost as much 
as the leg cost the Gov’t. I believe Dr. Palmer’s to be the 
best, and would have had it, if they would have changed my 
order. I can make a better one than the Salem, Leg myself. 
John Shoals, Co. C, 27th Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Nov., 1865. Since. Recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
H. M. Goodspeed, Co. C, 30th Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
March, 1865. I was required to pay $50. I have worn it a 
part of the time since. This leg has cost me $80 for repair. 
It is the onlv one I ever saw in use. 
D. P. Beaton, Co. M, 2d 0. Y. I. 
Selpho. 
Nov., 1866. I am not satisfied; it is out of repair every 
month. Recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
P. M. Howard, Co. L, 1st Me. H. A. 25 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“leg made by” 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Hudson. 
July, 1865. (Syme’s operation.) I was required to pay 
$50. Worn it 2£ years. I recommend Palmer’s for all 
leg amputations. 
Jos. H. Ramsdell, Co. C, 8th Me. Yols. 
Selpho. 
Jan’y, 1866. 6 months. I am not only dissatisfied, hut dis- 
gusted with it. 1 recommend Dr. Palmer’s as the best. 
James S. Leonard, Batt’y B, 1st N. J. Art’y. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1864. “ It isn’t good for nothing.” 
M. Chas. W. Barnes, .Co. A, 95th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Aug., 1863. I was required to pay $50 additional. I re- 
commend no one person for the Gov’t patronage. I think 
a few men in the same business always add interest. (?) 
W. S. Poulson, Co. F, 98th 0. Y. I. 
Jewett Co. 
Sept., 1865. Wore it till Jan’y, 1867. 
Lafayette Losser, Co. A, 11th Yt. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1865. 8 years I am satisfied. Recommend it. 
Isaiah Wood, Co. G., 94th O. V. I. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1866. 2 years. I recommend it as the best. 
I. A. Argell, Co. D, 1st Wis. Cav’y. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. Recommend his as the best. 
C. R. Durham, Co. H, 1st Md. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1863. Recommend it as the best. 
S. J. Schafer, Co. E, 66th Ohio Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Oct., 1864. 2 years. I paid $50 extra. I am not satis- 
fied. Recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
Danl. L. Saeger, Co. A, 19th 0. Y. I. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1865. 2f years. Recommend it as the best. 
Jos. Walker, Co. C, 139th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1866. I do not believe (mine) to be the best you make. 
John McSeppey, Co. C, 20th Ind. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1863. Perfectly satisfied. I believe it to be the best, 
and recommend it. 
J. R. Whitacre, C. E, 69th Ind. Vols. 
G. B. Jewett. 
Jan’y, 1864. 2 years. Perfectly satisfied. 
Parker Bray, Co. G, 1st Ms. H. A. 
Jewett Co. 
Sept., 1865. The leg is good for nothing; have never worn 
it at all. I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
R. D. Curtis, Co. K, 18th Conn. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. Since. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s. 
James Wilber, Co. D, 17th Pa. Cav’y. 
G. B. Jewett. 
May, 1865. 6 months. It is entirely worthless to me. I 
believe Dr. Palmer’s to be the best, and recommend it. 
S. S. Ormsby, Co. K, 50th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1865. Every day. Entirely satisfied, and recom- 
mend the Palmer Leg to be the best. 
Danl. S. Crawford, Co. A, 47th Pa. Yols. 
Jewett. 
April, 1865. 11 months. I am not satisfied. I believe 
Palmer’s to be the best. 
Samuel Mayes, Co. F, 1st Pa. Cav’y. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1865. Constantly. I am very well satisfied. I re- 
commend Palmer’s best. 
Geo. W. Harmer, Co. G, 17th O. V. I. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Feb’y, 1865. Am so well satisfied that I would not be with- 
out it. Gardner P. Van Alstine, Co. E, 7th N. Y. H. A. 26 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“les made by 
DATE. 
WORN. OPINION. “ 1 RECOMMEND ” 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1866. 
2 years. Satisfied. Palmer’s best. 
Stephen H. Myers, Co. E, 75th Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1866. 
2| years. It gives much satisfaction, and I 
recommend the Palmer Leg best. 
Cyrus Ridenour, Co. I, 7th Md. Vols. 
Salem Co. 
August, 1865. 
I am not satisfied. Have not worn it at all. 
I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
Addison H. Pickering, Co. F, 1st Ms. H. A. 
Jewett. 
Sept., 1864. 
Wore it about 1 year. I am not satisfied. 
I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
John W. Mershon, Co. K, 6th N.Y. Art’y. 
Selpho. 
Oct., 1865. 
the best. 
Have worn it 2 years. Do not know which is 
Oscar H. Sears, Co. K, 6th Yt. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Mar., 1865. 
Have worn it since. Satisfied. 
James H. Dangler, Co. B, 1st N. Y. Cav’y. 
Richardson. 
Sept., 1864. 3 years. I believe any other but Mr. Rich- 
ardson’s Leg to be the best. 
Mitchel Barraba, Co. I, 12th Yt. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1864. 
3£ years. Perfectly satisfied, and recommend 
the Palmer Leg—the best in use. 
Sami. C. Robinson, Co. K, 12th N. H. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1865. 
3 years. Recommend it as the best. 
B. W. Waterhous, Co. G, 23d 0. V. I. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1865. 
2J years. Recommend Palmer’s—best. 
Samuel Lyme, Co. C, 104th 111. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. 
Entirely satisfied. Palmer’s best. 
E. M. Woomer, Co. A, 93d Pa. Yols. 
Marks. 
Aug., 1865. 9 months. Not satisfied. It was not of any 
service. I believe Palmer’s to be the best. 
Wm, Taylor, Co. B, 106th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1865. 
2 years. 
A. H. Cogswell, Co. B, 1st Mass. H. A. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1865. 
3 years. Satisfied Palmer’s is the best. 
James Magee, Co. G, 2d R. I. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
Nov., 1865. 
I am perfectly satisfied. 
H. E. Perkins, Co. C, 7th Yt. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Nov., 1863. 
Satisfied. Recommend Palmer’s—best. 
Alonzo B. Adams, Co. C, 16th Me. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
July, 1865. 
$45 extra. I 
fied. 
1 year and 4 months. Was required to pay 
wore it, and then threw it by. I am not satis- 
Albert March, Co. B, 64th N. Y. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
August, 1865. 
person). 
I am not satisfied. Recommend (no other 
Michael Bennett, Co. B, 125th N. Y. Yols. 
Salem Co. 
August, 1865. 
2 years. I am not satisfied. I recommend 
Palmer’s as the best. 
F. W. Knight, Co. E, 9th Me. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1865. 
I recommend Palmer’s. 
Lewis W. Cashdollar, Co. C, 128th N. Y. 
Jewett. 
June, 1865. 
gave it away. 
Have never worn it. I was not satisfied, and 
Jno. H. McCracken, Co. A, 8th Md. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1865. 
2 years. Not satisfied. 
S. B. Carpenter, Co. F, 11th Yt. Yols. 27 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“LEG MADE BY’ 
DATE. WORN. OPINION. “i RECOMMEND” 
Jewett Co. 
Dec., 1864. Never was satisfied with it; it was all “played 
out” a year ago. I believe Palmer’s to be the best, and 
recommend it. 
Philip Briody, Co. B, 4th N. Y. H. A. 
Dr. Bly. 
Dec., 1864. Was required to pay $50 extra. I wore it till 
June, 1865, about half the time. I am not satisfied. 
Hiram S. Storm, Co. C, 71st Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1866. It has never needed any repairing, and it is 
as good to-day as it was the day I received it. 1 could not 
be better satisfied, and recommend the Palmer Leg, by all 
odds, as the best. 
W. S. Bullock, Co. G, 89th N. Y. Yet. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1865. Satisfied. Palmer’s best. 
Patrick T. Sullivan, Co. A, 1st Ms. H. A. 
Dr. Hudson. 
May, 1865. vears. I am not satisfied. 
W. Trout, Co. C, 20th Mich. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
March, 1865. 2 years. I recommend another. 
Edwin E. Gallup, Co. L, 11th Yt. Vols. 
Jewett Co. 
Aug., 1865. 2 years. I recommend the Palmer Leg as 
the best. P. Matteson, Co. C, 186th N. Y. Yols. 
Stafford. 
Aug., 1864. Have worn it, but I have no satisfaction; for 
it is neither comfortable nor durable. I believe Palmer’s 
to be the best, and recommend it. 
Emil Diorotf, Co. H, 127th 111. Vols. 
Jewett Co. 
Oct., 1864. I paid $25 extra, hoping to get a good leg. I 
have not worn it quite 2 years. 1 am not satisfied, and re- 
commend Palmer’s as the best. 
L. H. Tanner, Co. E, 5th Mich. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Eeh’y, 1864. 2 years. I am not satisfied, for it is worth- 
less. I believe Palmer’s to be the best, and recommend it. 
William Ham, Co. G, 42d Ind. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. I am satisfied, and recommend Palmer’s as 
the best. William Lewis, Co. C. 39th 0. V. I. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1865. 2 years. Well satisfied. Eecommend it. 
James P. Levitt, Co. C, 35th 111. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Sept., 1865. Was required to pay $50 extra. I wore it 
about 3 months. I am not satisfied, for it was of no use to 
me, and I am not the only one who condemns his limbs. I 
could name several. 
Joseph W. Carter, Co. C, 85th 111. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1864. 3 years. I recommend Palmer’s. 
B. F. French, Co. H, 20th Me. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Aug., 1865. 2£ years. Am not satisfied. It has cost me 
$31.50 for repairs. 
H. C. Hunt, Co. D, 22d Wis. Yols. 
Williams, both legs off! 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1864. 3 years. Am satisfied, and recommend them 
as the best. Boyd Williams, Co. I, 3d N. Y. C. H. A. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1865. 3 months in all. I am not satisfied. I be- 
lieve Dr. Palmer’s to be the best, and recommend it. 
Barber Aldrich, Co. A, 151st N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Nov., 1865. I have never been able to wear it any without 
my crutch and cane. I am not satisfied. It is of no use to me. 
Jos. D. M. Bond, Co. C, 78th 111. Yols. 28 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“leg made by” 
DATE. 
WORN. OPINION. “i RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Bly. 
April, 1864. I wore it about 2 months or less, and put it 
away as useless. I am not satisfied. I recommend the 
Palmer Leg. 
Edson S. Withams, Co. C, 2d Wis. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
July, 1865. Was required to pay $45 extra. Have worn 
it only a small part of the time. I am not satisfied. I recom- 
mend Dr. Palmer’s as the best. 
D. L. Mason, Co. B, 38th Wis. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1866. 
Am satisfied. Becommend it as best. 
Eugene 0. Sullivan, Co. K, 18th Mo. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1865. 
2£ years. I recommend Palmer’s—best. 
John B. Graham, Co. D, 11th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Aug., 1864. Was required to pay $50 extra. I never saw 
any other kind. 
Philip Donohoe, Co. C, 99th 111. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1865. 
other). 
18 months. Not satisfied. Becommend (no 
Beuben McClure, Co. L, 15th Ks. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
April, 1865. 
Have worn it since. 
John Washburn. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1865. Was required to pay $45 extra. I have not 
worn it; could not; am not satisfied. 
Henry Kane, Co. A, 24th Iowa Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Nov., 1865. 4 months. I was required to pay $47.70. I 
am not satisfied. I do not recommend Bly’s. 
Jas. Artes, Co. A, 14th Ky. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1864. 
4 years. Palmer’s best. 
Oliver Light, Co. F, 12th B. I. Vols. 
J. B. Jewett. 
April, 1866. 
20 months. I am not satisfied, for it broke in 
less than 2 months. I recommend yours. 
A. A. Davis, Co. K, 6th Wis. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. 
Dec., 1864. 
tied. 
2 years. I paid $75 extra. I am not satis- 
Chas. Corbet, Co. B, 8th Wis. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
May, 1864. 
4 years. I believe, as far as my knowledge 
extends, Palmer’s to be the best. 
James Wauger, Co. G, 137th N. Y. Vols. 
B.W. Jewett. 
March, 1865. 
2J years. I am not satisfied. 
J. C. York, Co. C, 94th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. 
June, 1863. 
Not satisfied. Becommend Palmer’s. 
John Wilson, Co. E, 56th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Nov., 1864. 
3 years. I like it much. Palmer’s. 
John M. Weld, Co. A., 24th Mass. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. 
March, 1865. 
Was required to pay $50 additional. I re- 
commend (nobody). 
G. P. Beed, Co. I, 104th O. V. I. 
Dr. Bly. 
Eeb’y, 1864. 2 years. It was a perfect nuisance, always 
getting out of order. I recommend Dr. Palmer’s. 
Samuel McClure, Co. H, 83d Ind. Vols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Sept., 1865. Have worn it constantly since. I am entirely 
satisfied, and recommend it as the best. 
Oliver W. Bates, Co. M, 1st Me. H. A. 
Selpho. 
Oct., 1865. 
Becommend Palmer’s. 
L. Knapp, Co. B. 111th N. Y. Vols. 
G. B. Jewett. 
March, 1865. 
good. 
2 years; then “went through.” It was no 
Francis Inghram, Co. E, 1st Me. Cav’y. 29 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“LEG MADE by” DATE. 
worn. opinion. “i recommend” 
Lockwood. March, 1865. 
5 weeks. It is of no account to me at all. 
Sami. F. Cross, Co. D, 11th Mo. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. June, 1865. 
Was required to pay $50 additional. I am 
not satisfied. 
(No signature.) Co. E, 91st Ind. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. Nov., 1866. 
I am satisfied. Palmer’s best. 
Henry Myers, Co. F, 119th Pa. Yols. 
G. B. Jewett. Feb’y, 1865. 
Wore it a very short time. I am not satisfied. 
Recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
Chas. Kinney, Co. B, 31st Me. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. Oct., 1864. 
Was required to pay $50 extra. Wore it 18 
months, then threw it away, and obtained one of Palmer’s, 
with which I am well satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s Leg 
as the best. 
Jacob Yeiser, Co. F, 10th Iowa Vols. 
Stafford. June, 1863. 
1 month. I am very much dissatisfied with it. 
Robt. Rowley, Co. G, 29th Wis. Yols. 
Marton. May, 1865. 
2 years. Was required to pay $50 extra. 
I am not satisfied. I recommend Palmer’s. 
Dr. Palmer. Aug., 1865. 
Thos. J. Gault, Co. F, 3d Tenn. Yols. 
Ever since. Well satisfied. Palmer’s best. 
A. J. Hazelbaker, Co. G, 181st 0. Y. I. 
Dr. Palmer. April, 1865. 
I recommend Palmer’s as the best. 
Thos. Jess, Co. F, 125th 111. Vols. 
Dr. Bly. Nov., 1865. 
Was required to pay $50 extra. Wore it 3 
weeks. I am 
to be the best. 
not satisfied with it. I believe Dr. Palmer’s 
Joseph Welsh, Co. H, 6th Ky. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. May, 1865. 
I was required to pay $50 extra. Have worn 
it six months, 
and it is worthless. I believe Palmer’s to be 
the best. 
James McFarland, Co. D, 154th N.Y.Vols. 
G. B. Jewett. July, 1865. 
1 am not satisfied with it. 
A. L. Champeau, Co. E, 11th Vt. Yols. 
2 years. Satisfied. Prefer Palmer’s. 
B.W. Jewett. May, 1865. 
James Henderson, Co. A, 126th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. Dec.r 1864. 
3 years. Satisfied. Palmer’s the best. 
Jacob P. Obier. 
Dr. Palmer. Nov., 1865. 
Perfectly satisfied. Palmer’s best. 
John Blackburn, Co. B, 19th 111. Yols. 
Dr. Bly. Oct., 1865. 
Was required to pav $50 extra. I am not 
satisfied ; it bothered me all the time. I believe Dr. Palmer’s 
to be the best. 
, B. F. Williams, Co. K, 40th O. Y. I. 
Dr. Palmer. Feb’y, 1865. Have worn it to the present time. I am per- 
fectly satisfied, and recommend it as the best. 
Wm. Spitler, Co. A, 110th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. June, 1866. 
Recommend it as the best. 
John Rumpf, Co. B, 75th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Hudson. Aug., 1865. 
Have worn it off and on with much pain. I 
am not satisfied, and believe yours (Palmer’s) to be the best.. 
Dr. Palmer. July, 1866. 
Jacob Stearley, Co. E, 10th Ya. Yols. 
Have never worn it yet, as my leg is sore. 
Elias Horting, Co. K, 93d Pa. Yols. 30 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
“ LEG MADE BY 
DATE. 
WORN. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND” 
Dr. Bly. 
Nov., 1865. 2 years. "Was required to pay $50 extra. 
Am not satisfied. It has been of great trouble. 
F. C. Brooks, Co. D, 3d E. Tenn. Yols. 
Jewett Co. 
March, 1865. 
canes. I am 
best. 
One week yet, and that by the aid of two strong 
not satisfied, and recommend Palmer’s as the 
John R. Grindstaff, Co. A, 7th Va. Yols. 
G. B. Jewett. Sept. ,1865. Have not worn it 2 weeks since. I am not 
satisfied. Believe Dr. Palmer’s to be the best. 
Jeremiah Young, Co. I, 120th N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug., 1864. 
best. 
Perfectly satisfied. Recommend Palmer’s 
E. P. Mclntire, Co. K, 2d U. S. I. 
Dr. Hudson. 
1863. 3 years. I could never wear it with satis- 
faction. Believe Dr. Palmer’s to be the best, and recom- 
mend it. Chas. W. Zook, Co. E, 8th Pa. Res. 
Dr. Bly. 
May, 1865. 
it a part of 
Was required to pay $60 extra. I have worn 
the time. I am not satisfied. Recommend 
Palmer’s as the best. 
John J. Booth, Co. B, 12th Ya. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1867. 
Have worn it every day since I received it. 
Am satisfied. Recommend it to be the best. 
Hiram D. Wright, Co. D, 5th Mich. Cav’y. 
Dr. Bly. 
July, 1865. 
about 3 days. 
Was required to pay $50 extra. I wore it 
I am not satisfied with the limb. I believe 
Palmer’s to be the best. 
C. B. Rinard, Co. K, 4th Iowa Cav’y. 
Jewett. 
Which I could not possibly wear. I have since purchased one 
of yours (Palmer’s), with which I am perfectly satisfied. 
C. P. Battelle, Co. A, 59th Mass. Yols. 
Jewett. 
July, 1865. 
18 mos. I am not satisfied. 
Elias B. Helen, Co. B, 4th N. J. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
May, 1865. 
best. 
18 months. Satisfied. Recommend Palmer’s 
Franklin Y. Miles, Co. F, 29th Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Oct., 1864. Have worn it from the day I had it. I am 
satisfied. Believe Palmer’s to he the best in the country by 
all odds. Danl. A. Hatch, Co. C, 2d Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
4 years. I believe Palmer’s best. 
John P. Owens, Co. D, Purnell Legion of Maryland. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Fall of 1865. 
Believe it to be the best. 
J. M. Fulkiner. 
Dr. Palmer. 
July, 1865. 
6 months. Could not say. 
C. H. Stratton, Co. F, 25th Mass. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1865. 
3 years. Palmer’s as the best. 
Chas. H. Day, Co. A, 32d Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1865. 
I believe Dr. Palmer’s to be the best. 
Geo. Forsyth, Co. C, 14th N. J. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Mar., 1866. 
Have not been able to wear any leg yet. 
W. D. Bunnell, Co. G, 152d*N. Y. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
1863. 
5 years. Satisfied. The best. 
Christian H. Rice, Co. F, 129th Pa. 31 
TESTIMONY CONTINUED. 
1 ‘ LEG MADE BY 
DATE. 
WORN. OPINION. “ I RECOMMEND ” 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1864. 
4 years. Perfectly satisfied. Palmer. 
Clias. L. Babson, Co. K, 16th Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Dec., 1865. 
2 years. I am satisfied with it. Palmer. 
Thomas Chamberlain, Co. B, 79th Pa. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1866. 
I am well satisfied. Palmer’s. 
Albert Ireland, Co. B, 9th Me. Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
March, 1865. 
3 years. I am satisfied. Palmer’s best. 
Matthew Gaul, Co. B, 8th Y. 11. C. 
Dr. Palmer. 
June, 1865. 
The socket was too small. 
Leonard Kunes, Co. E, 126th 0. Y. I. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Aug. 1864. 
years. Satisfied. Palmer’s. 
D. J. Cranston, Co. H. 26th Iowa Yols. 
Dr. Palmer. 
Jan’y, 1866. 
I have worn it over two years. I am satis- 
fied. I don’t think there could be a 
better one. B. M. Pool, 15th Ohio Yols. 
Legs furnished by 
Dr. B. Frank. Palmer, 200 
March, 1868. 
Found SATISFACTORY, 180 
Less “ 12 
Not “ 8 
Soldiers who Recommend the 
“ Palmer,” (out of the 400) 281 
Recapitulation—page 11 to page 31. 400 cases. 
Legs furnished by 
Other Manufacturers, 200 
March, 1868. 
Found SATISFACTORY, 6 
Less “ 8 
Not “ 186 
Soldiers who recommend the 
limbs worn, (out of the 400) 10 
The following is the request on which all of the foregoing 
Certified Testimony was given, viz.: 
“ Artificial Limbs—A Soldier’s Experience.” “ The U. S. Soldier 
who may receive this paper is respectfully requested to give a candid expres- 
sion of his opinion, whatever it may be, derived from his own experience 
and from the experience of others who use the various kinds of Patent Limbs.” 
The foregoing Certified Testimony is only the smaller 
portion of the amount received. The entire amount would 
fill more than 100 pages. A fair average is given, concerning 
the various manufacturers represented, as the returns show 
about as many persons wearing the Palmer leg as all other 
patents combined. I will hold myself ready to produce the 
soldiers’ statements in a much greater number of cases 
averaging the same as the above, to any respectable com- 
mittee of investigation. A request for a “ candid expression 
of opinion, whatever it may be,” was addressed to every U. S. 
soldier supplied with a Patent Leg, and whose address was 32 
known (or supposed to be). It is ascertained that only about 
half of the letters reached the men, but few soldiers having a 
RELIABLE P. 0. ADDRESS. 
From 1500 to 2000 were received, however, as the replies 
indicate. The answers have been promptly made and to the 
point. Nearly all of the limbs have been made by the five 
manufacturers first appointed, in 1862. The returns made 
concerning a few others, since appointed, are of the same 
general import and would not change the result. They will 
be exhibited if requested. 
This synopsis of interesting facts is not the unsupported 
statement of an interested manufacturer, but the deliberate 
AND “CANDID EXPRESSION OF AN OPINION” FORMED BY 400 U. 
S. SOLDIERS WHO HAVE WORN ALL OF THE LIMBS IN QUESTION, 
AND WHO TESTIFY UPON THE HONOR OF HONORABLE MEN. 
NEW CERTIFICATE OF 500 SOLDIERS. 
“ I have read the foregoing certificates of Major-Generals D. 
E. Sickles, W. F. Bartlett, and Francis Fessenden, concern- 
ing the patent leg of Dr. B. Frank. Palmer, and fully concur 
in their opinion. (See pages 7 and 8.) 
“ I lost my leg in my country’s service, and have been sup- 
plied by Dr. Palmer with his best patent leg, without charge. 
I believe the Palmer Leg to be the best known, and recom- 
mend Dr. Palmer for the exclusive patronage of the Govern- 
ment.” 
(Signed by 500 soldiers.) 
The above certificate has been signed, and cordially ap- 
proved, by five hundred IT. S. Soldiers, making a solid mass 
of more than One Thousand certified Testimonials, all of 
wdiich be seen at the office of the Palmer Limbs. 
Additional certificates, or statements, are solicited in favor of, 
or against, the Palmer limbs and all others; according to the 
merits, or faults, of the various Patent limbs manufactured. 
An Illustrated book, containing much new and important 
matter, will shortly be published for free distribution. Names 
of applicants for the book will be placed on file, as received. 
B. F. P. 27 
In the matter of me application' 
of B. Frank. Palmer, for an 
extension of his Patent, dated 
November 4th, 1846, for Ar- 
tificial Legs. 
Before the Hon. Commis- 
sioner of Patents. 
City and County of New York, ss. 
Deposition of J. M. Carnociian, Professor of Surgery in 
the New York Medical College, and Surgeon-in-chief to 
the Emigrant Hospital at Ward’s Island, who being duly 
sworn, doth depose and say, in answer to interrogatories 
proposed to him by Charles F. Stansbury, Esq., counsel for 
said Palmer, as follows : 
I am well with the invention of B. F. Palmer’s 
“Artificial Leg,” which has been used by many of my 
patients for many years past, with the greatest success. I 
regard it as superior in merit to any other invention for the 
same purpose, and as of great importance and value to the 
public. 1 
J. M. CARNOCHAN. 
Sworn to, this 13th day of 
September, I860, before 
me, 
Horace Andrews, 
Commissioner of Deeds. 28 
In the matter of the application 
of B. Frank. Palmer, for an 
extension of his Patent, dated 
November 4th, 1846, for Ar- 
tificial Legs. 
Before the Hon. Commis- 
sioner of Patents. 
City and County of New York, ss. 
Erasmus D. Hudson, being duly sworn, doth depose and 
say, in answer to interrogatories proposed to him by Charles 
E. Stansbury, Esq., counsel for said Palmer, as follows: 
Interrogatory 1. What is your name, residence and oc- 
cupation ? 
Answer. Erasmus D. Hudson ; residence, Hew York 
city ; occupation, Physician and Surgeon. 
Interrogatory 2. How are you interested in the patents 
of B. F. Palmer ? 
Answer. As assignee of a partial interest in__New Eng- 
land and New York; and as manager of the offices in New 
York, and, a portion of the time, in New England. 
Interrogatory 3. At what cost have the legs been manu- 
factured in the offices which you have superintended ? 
Answer. About seventy-five dollars; that is the aver- 
age. 
Interrogatory 4. Are you cognizant of the account ren- 
dered by Mr. Palmer in support of his application for an 
extension of his patent, so far as that account relates to the 
business which you have superintended? And if yea, is 
that account correct ? 
Answer. I am cognizant- with it, and, .to the best of my 
knowledge ancTbelief, it is correct. 29 
Interrogatory 5. Do you know anything of the efforts 
made by Mr. Palmer to introduce his invention into public 
use ? If yea, state what was done to that end. 
Answer. I am familiar with his efforts, and know that 
they have been great, constant, and expensive, in introduc- 
ing his appliance to the profession and the medical schools, 
in printing and distributing pamphlets on the subject, in 
advertising, &c. lie presented models to the medical 
hospitals, and leading surgeons, in great numbers. 
He also attended exhibitions of various institutes, fairs, &c., 
the World’s Fair, in London, and those of most of the 
Mechanics’ Institutes, in this country. 
Interrogatory 6. Will you state what you know of the 
manner in which the invention has been appreciated by the 
Medical Faculty and by the public? 
Answer. It has been appreciated by the Medical Faculty 
in the general recommendation of it to the mutilated, in 
preference to all other limbs; and by the public generally, 
in the efforts they have made to procure these limbs for 
the mutilated where they themselves have been unable to 
pay for them ; and the general substitution of these limbs 
for limbs of other makers, by those who were able to make 
the change; and the general satisfaction and gratification 
of those who have worn them for years, as expressed to me 
personally and by correspondence, and as manifested to me 
by procuring duplicates. 
Committees of scientific men, connected with various in- 
stitutes of the United States, have invariably reported 
favorably to the superiority of this invention, and granted 
the highest awards. 
Interrogatory 7. What has been the practice of Mr. 
Palmer and yourself, with reference to furnishing limbs to 
the indigent? 
Answer. Invariably to furnish them, whenever they or 
their friends would pay the first cost of the limb; in many 30 
instances, where they would pay one-lialf the first cost, and 
in many other instances, entirely gratuitously. 
Interrogatory 8. What is your opinion of the effect of 
the use of these limbs upon the general health of the 
wearer, as compared with the use of crutches ? 
Answer. The effect is as much more salutary as the 
effect of the natural leg would be over the artificial. 
While crutches have the effect to obstruct the circulation, 
by compressing the blood-vessels of the axilla, and also the 
nerves, producing paralysis, frequently, of the superior 
extremities, and deformities of the shoulders, and spinal 
affections and pulmonary affections, by contraction of the 
chest, the substitution of artificial limbs, by exercising 
every portion of the system, naturally results in the pro- 
motion of the general health ; restoring the wearer to gene- 
ral health, strength and usefulness. 
I annex to my deposition two pamphlets, marked Exhib- 
its Nos. 1 and 2, containing copies of certificates by sur- 
geons of this country and of Europe, as to the value of Mr. 
Palmer’s invention. 
ERASMUS D. HUDSON. 
[The following deposition is from D. Meredith Reese, 
A. M., M. D., LL.D., Ex Vice-President of the American 
Medical Association ; Fellow of the N. Y. Academy of 
Medicine; formerly Professor of the Theory and Practice 
of Medicine, Institutes of Surgery and Medical Jurispru- 
dence; Editor of Cooper’s Surgical Dictionary ; Vice-Presi- 
dent of the American Institute, N. Y., etc.] 
The undersigned has been for many years familiar with 
the artificial limbs invented and manufactured by Dr. B. F. 
Palmer, of Philadelphia, and with their application to muti- 
lated patients. He has always preferred them to any of 31 
the numerous imitations of them by other manufacturers, 
all of which he regards as only imitations, without any real 
or practical improvement. For all the purposes of dura- 
bility, mobility of joint, and surgical adaptation to every 
natural motion of the limbs, he has witnessed, in actual use, 
the artificial arms and legs of Dr. Palmer’s manufacture, by 
patients who have worn them for years, while performing 
the most active locomotion with comfort and without 
deformity, so that they have been able effectually to over- 
come and conceal their mutilation, by reason of the perfec- 
tion with which all the functions of the natural limb have 
been performed in the actual duties of life. 
The undersigned adds his professional opinion, that the 
invention and improvements of Dr. Palmer, in the perfect 
imitation of the natural limbs, and in securing both flexi- 
bility and strength to the joint, so that all the functions of 
the natural limb are performed with ease and comfort, 
constitute him a public benefactor, and entitled to all the 
rewards of his ingenuity and skill which the laws of his 
country have provided in such cases. And believing that 
he has not been adequately rewarded for his great labor 
and expense in bringing his invention to perfection, and 
making it known for the public benefit, the undersigned 
regards it as a professional duty to science and humanity 
to add, that the continued protection from trespassers upon 
his rights, by an extension of his Patent, would be no more 
than a just remuneration for the service he has rendered to 
the profession and the public. 
D. M. REESE. 
Sworn to before me, this 18th 
day of September, 1860. 
Horace Andrews, 
Com'r of Deeds. 32 
In the matter of the application 
of B. Frank. Palmer, for an 
extension of his Patent, dated 
Nov. 4, 1846, for Artificial 
Legs. 
Before the Hon. Commis- 
sioner of Patents. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
County of Middlesex, Sept. 14, 1860. 
Solomon D. Townsbnd, being duly sworn, doth depose 
and say, in answer to interrogatories proposed to him by 
Charles F. Stansbury, Esq., counsel for said Palmer, as 
follows:— 
Interrogatory 1. What is your name, residence and 
occupation ? 
Answer. Solomon D. Townsend ; residence, Boston ; oc- 
cupation, surgeon and physician. 
Interrogatory 2. Are you acquainted with the artificial 
leg known as the Palmer leg? and if yea, what is your 
opinion of its merits? 
Answer. I am acquainted with it, and think it superior 
to all other inventions of that kind. I have seen all the 
modern improvements, and therefore think I am able to 
judge. I have had the leg applied to many patients, (double 
and single amputations.) I mean my own patients, with 
uniform success. 
Interrogatory 3. What is the effect of wearing one of 
these legs, as compared with the use of crutches, upon the 
health of the wearer, and his fitness for the active duties of 
fife ? 
Answer. The effect is beneficial, enabling him to per- 33 
form the various duties of life with more ease and comfort; 
and in many cases persons have been able to follow me- 
chanical employments with comfort. The pressure from 
cruches produces, in many cases, paralysis of the muscles 
of the arm, and sometimes distortion of the spine. 
Interrogatory 4. Do you know anything of the practice 
of Palmer & Co. with reference to furnishing limbs for the 
poor? and if so, please state it fully. 
Answer. I do. In many cases they have been provided, 
at my request, at half the usual price. 
Interrogatory 5. What is your opinion of the value of 
the invention to the public ? 
Answer. I think it of unquestionable value, and that 
the public would suffer if they were deprived of it. I also 
think it would be a disadvantage to the public if it was 
made free, because its application requires the nicest me- 
chanical skill. The workmanship of the leg also requires 
to be of the nicest character. 
S. D. TOWNSEND. 
Commonwealth of Massachussetts, Middlesex, ss : 
September 14, 1860. 
Subscribed and sworn to, this fourteenth day of September, 
in the year eighteen hundred and sixty, before me, 
A. W. Boardman, 
Justice of the Peace and Commissioner. 34 
In the matter of the application 
of B. Frank. Palmer, for an 
extension of his Patent, dated 
Nov. 4, 1856, for Artificial 
Legs. 
Before the Hon. Commis- 
sioner of Patents. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
County of Middlesex. 
J. Mason Warren, being duly sworn, doth depose and 
say, in answer to interrogatories proposed to him by Charles 
F. Stansbury, Esq., counsel for said Palmer, as follows:— 
Interrogatory 1. What is your name, residence and oc- 
cupation ? 
Answer. J. Mason Warren; my residence is Boston, 
Mass.; occupation, surgeon and physician. I am surgeon 
at the Massachusetts General Hospital. 
Interrogatory 2. Are you acquainted with the artificial 
leg known as the Palmer leg ? and if yea, what is your 
opinion of its merits? 
Answer. I am fully acquainted with it, and consider it 
the best artificial leg that I know of. 
Interrogatory 3. What is the effect of wearing one of 
these legs, as compared with the use of crutches, upon the 
health of the wearer, and his fitness for the active duties of 
life? 
Answer. It is very desirable that the patient should 
wear an artificial leg, if possible. The whole body is more 
likely to be fully exercised, and there is not the danger of 
deformity being produced by it that there is by the use of 
the crutches. I have occasionally seen painful affections of 35 
the upper extremities, and sometimes partial paralysis pro- 
duced by the use of crutches. The spine is in danger of 
being more or less distorted. 
Interrogatory 4. Bo you know anything of the practice 
of Palmer & Co. with reference to furnishing the limb to 
the poor? If so, please state it fully. 
Answer. I understand that they furnish their limb to 
the poor for half the usual price. 
J. MASON WARREN. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, County of Middlesex, 
Sept. 15, 1860. 
Subscribed and sworn to, before me, 
A. W. Boardman, 
Justice of the Peace and Commissioner. 
In the matter of the application 
of B. Frank. Palmer, for an 
extension of his Patent, dated 
Nov. 4th, 1846, for Artificial 
Legs. 
Before tlie Hon. Commis- 
sioner of Patents. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
County of Middlesex, September 14, 1860. 
Peter Hubbell, being duly sworn, doth depose and say 
in answer to interrogatories proposed to him by Charles F. 
Stansbnry, Esq., counsel for said Palmer, as follows: 
Interrogatory 1. What is your name, residence and 
occupation ? 
Answer. Peter Hubbell, my residence Charlestown, Mass., 
and occupation, Brick Manufacturer. 
Interrogatory 2. Are you acquainted with the artificial 36 
leg known as the Palmer leg? and if yea, what is your 
experience with regard to it, and your opinion thereof? 
Answer. I am acquainted with it. I have worn it for 
twelve years. My weight is two hundred and twenty 
pounds. I have worn the leg with great comfort and satis- 
faction, and believe it to be superior to any artificial leg I 
have ever seen. I have seen and worn others and aban- 
doned them for the Palmer leg. I am on my feet a great 
deal, and can walk without my cane, although I use a cane 
in the street. I have known others, who have used this 
limb and they have invariably expressed satisfaction. I 
knew one at Medford, who lost both limbs, one above the 
knee, who used two of the limbs, and walked remarkably 
well with one cane. I knew another, and I know several 
who use one of the limbs, and walk so well that none but a 
practised eye would detect the loss of a limb. I consider that 
a man who has invented such an alleviation to the suffer- 
ings of the human race as this artificial limb, ought to be 
entitled to a handsome fortune. I think Mr. Palmer has 
been indefatigable in advertising, and in bringing this limb 
into notice and public use. If he has made only fifty thou- 
sand dollars therefrom, it is, in my judgment, an entirely 
inadequate remuneration. 
P. HUBBELL. * 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex, ss. 
September 14th, 1860, 
Subscribed and sworn to before me, 
A. W. Boardman, 
Justice of the Peace and Commissioner. 37 
In the matter of the application 
of B. Frank. Palmer, for an 
extension of his Patent, dated 
November 4, 1846, for Arti- 
ficial Legs. 
Before the Hon. Com- 
missioner of Patents. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
County of Middlesex. 
William H. Richardson, being duly sworn, doth depose 
and say, in answer to interrogatories proposed to him by 
Charles F. Stansbury, Esq., counsel for said Palmer, as 
follows: 
Interrogatory 1. What is your name, residence and 
occupation ? 
Answer. William H. Richardson ; my residence is Mal- 
den, Mass.; occupation, manufacturer of artificial limbs. 
Interrogatory 2. How are you interested in the patent 
of B. F. Palmer ? 
Answer. I am owner of an interest in the New England 
States and New York, and also superintendent of the manu- 
facturing establishment at Boston. 
Interrogatory 3. At what cost have the legs been manu- 
factured in the office which you have superintended ? 
Answer. About seventy dollars, perhaps a little less. 
Interrogatory 4. Are you cognizant of the account 
rendered by Mr. Palmer in support of his application for an 
extension of his patent, so far as that account relates to the 38 
business which you have superintended? if yea, is that 
account correct ? 
Answer. I am so cognizant; and it is, to the best of my 
knowledge and belief, correct. 
Interrogatory 5. Do you know anything of the efforts 
made by Mr. Palmer to introduce his invention into public 
use ? if yea, state what was done to that end. 
Answer. I do know that he has been indefatigable, 
sparing neither time, expense nor effort in introducing de- 
veloping and perfecting the patent. He has advertised very 
extensively, printed elaborate and costly pamphlets, atten- 
ded the various fairs throughout the country, and also the 
"World’s Fair in London. He has presented gratuitously 
great numbers of models to the various medical institutions 
throughout this country and Europe, and also to the most 
prominent physicians and surgeons in our large cities. 
Interrogatory 6. Will you state what you know of the 
manner in which the invention has been appreciated by the 
Medical Faculty, by patients who have used it, and by the 
public ? 
Answer. It has been received with great favor by our 
most prominent surgeons and physicians, as the most suc- 
cessful artificial leg ever known. This opinion has been 
certified to by them at the time of its original introduction 
and ever since. I have received from them, from various 
parts of the country, numerous letters to that effect. 
Our patients have invariably expressed themselves as 
more than satisfied with the operation of the limb. We 
have frequently, in cases of double amputation, applied two 
artificial legs, always with entire success, and to the entire 
satisfaction of the patient. We are applying limbs con- 
stantly to patients who have tried other limbs without 
success, and have thrown them aside for the Palmer leg. 
The public express their interest in the invention by 
liberal contributions to enable poor patients to obtain the 39 
limb. Hundreds of dollars are annually subscribed for this 
purpose. 
Interrogatory 7. What has been the practice of Mr. 
Palmer and yourself with reference to furnishing limbs to 
the indigent ? 
Answer. It is our rule and invariable practice to fur- 
nish limbs to the indigent and patients who are unable to 
pay, at a price not exceeding the first cost of the limb, and 
frequently for a less amount. 
Interrogatory 8. What is your opinion of the effect of 
the use of these limbs derived from observation, upon the 
health of the wearer, as compared with the use of crutches? 
Answer. My opinion is, that the use of the limb is in- 
valuable to the patient, enabling him to attend to his occu- 
pation, calling or profession, with almost, or quite his usual 
ability; and the effect upon the health of the patient is of 
the most benficial nature. I have frequently had patients 
whose arms had become paralyzed from the use of crutches 
so much so, as to almost incapacitate them from using 
the hands or arms. But soon after the application of 
the Palmer limb, circulation was re-established, and in a 
brief period, the use of the hands and arms was entirely 
restored. 
Interrogatory 9. What was the effect of Mr. Palmer’s 
visit to the Great Exhibition in London, in 1851, upon the 
introduction of the leg into public use in this country. 
Answer. I think it one of the most important steps ever 
taken ; in fact, the important step towards the successful 
introduction of the invention into this country—giving it a 
name and position that it could not otherwise have attained. 
The high character and professional standing of the judges, 
who decided upon its merits at the exhibition, gave it a 
name and secured for it the entire confidence of the medical 
and surgical profession throughout the United States. As 40 
an advertising measure, its effect was more valuable than 
all the other advertising measures ever adopted by Mr. 
Palmer prior to that time. 
Interrogatory 10. Is there a peculiar necessity for fine 
workmanship in this invention? and if so, from what does 
it arise? 
Answer. There is, requiring the highest order of me- 
chanical skill. This arises from the absolute necessity of 
the nice adjustment of its several parts, in order to secure 
the successful operation of the leg, and without which, it is 
absolutely impossible to realize the object of the invention. 
The objects to be attained in the manufacture of the limb 
are strength, lightness, durability and easy and noiseless 
motion. These can be realized only by the very best work- 
manship. 
Interrogatory 11. Are you aware of Mr. Palmer’s 
experiments with new machinery, and their object ? If so, 
please state what you know about them. 
Answer. I am aware of both experiments and their 
object, as I was, for several years a business partner with 
Mr. Palmer at the Philadelphia establishment. During this 
period Mr. Palmer was unceasing in his experiments to im- 
prove the limb and its methods of manufacture, and also to 
reduce its cost. To do this, he was constantly making and 
trying expensive machinery, involving large waste of time, 
money, tools and materials. 
Interrogatory 12. Are you acquainted with Mr. Palmer’s 
patents for additional improvements ? If so, do you use 
them in the construction of the limb, and what is their effect 
and value? 
Answer. I am acquainted with them, and use them in 
the construction of all limbs now manufactured. The 
effect of these improvements is such, as to secure the more 
perfect articulation of the joints, and the general imitation 41 
of the natural movements of the limb. I regard them as 
indispensable. 
Interrogatory 13. Can you state how much Mr. Palmer 
has received from the sale of interests in this patent? 
Answer. A sum not exceeding- five thousand dollars. 
W. II. RICHARDSON, Jr. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex, ss. 
September 15th, 1860. 
Subscribed and sworn to before me, 
A. W. Boardman, 
Justice of the Peace and Commissioner. 
In the matter of the application 
of B. Frank. Palmer for an 
extension of his Patent, dated 
Nov. 4, 1846, for Artificial 
Legs. 
Before the 
Hon. Commissioner 
of Patents. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
County of Middlesex. 
Marvin Lincoln, being duly sworn, doth depose and say, 
in answer to interrogatories proposed to him by Charles F. 
Stansbury, Esq., counsel for said Palmer, as follows:— 
Interrogatory 1. What is your name, residence and 
occupation ? 
Answer. Marvin Lincoln; my residence is Malden, 
Massachusetts, and my occupation is, foreman of the 
Boston establishment for the manufacture of the Palmer 
Limb. 
Interrogatory 2. What interest have you held, and 
what do you now hold in the Palmer patent? 42 
Answer. I did hold one-third interest in the New Eng- 
and States, and in New York from the 15th January, 
1855 to about the 1st of May, 1857. 
Since that time I have been employed as foreman in 
the Boston establishment above mentioned, having sold my 
interest in the patent in May, 1857. 
Interrogatory 8. At what cost have the legs been 
manufactured at the Boston establishment ? 
Answer. I think they have cost not less than sixty 
dollars, and I think more —as high as sixty-five. 
Interrogatory 4. Do you know anything of the efforts 
made by Mr. Palmer to introduce his invention into public 
use ? If yea, state what was done to that end. 
Answer. I do know considerable of the efforts made 
by Mr. Palmer in that behalf. In the first place, they have 
been mode in getting this invention before the public, at 
the principal fairs, everywhere. Also, by advertising in the 
various journals of the day, and by pamphlets very freely 
circulated, and giving the fullest information. Also, by 
models of the limb, in all its various applications, presented 
to medical institutions and prominent surgeons throughout 
the country, and by pains taken to enable them to under- 
stand intelligently the application, and the various applica- 
tions of the limb, according to their character. It is a 
peculiar beauty of this invention that it is particularly appli- 
cable to all the various forms of mutilation that may occur. 
Interrogatory 5. Will you state what you know of the 
manner in which the invention has been appreciated by the 
medical faculty, by patients and by the public ? 
Answer. The medical faculty, so far as I know, are in- 
variably in favor of it; and patients who have been treated 
here have been as universally pleased with the success of 
the limb, and with the manner in which they were able to 
pursue their previous avocations. 43 
I have in my mind now a man who follows a sea-faring 
life, and who has a full length Palmer limb, and is a pilot 
on the New England coast. It is a common thing for 
thos3 who have a limb amputated below the knee, to con- 
tinue, by the aid of this limb, a sea-faring life as common 
sailors. 
Interrogatory 6. What has been the practice of the 
firm with reference to furnishing limbs to the indigent? 
Answer. It has been the practice to get the cost, if we 
could ; if not, and the circumstances were of such a nature 
that we could not, then to furnish them below cost. 
Interrogatory 7. Is there a peculiar necessity for fine 
workmanship in this invention? And if so, from what does 
it arise ? 
Answer. There is; and it arises from several causes: 
the first is, unless the work is done in the most complete 
and substantial manner, it will not stand the constant and 
severe wear to which the leg is subjected when in use: 
another cause is that there is a great variety of cases which 
requires a great deal of ingenuity and skill in the appli- 
cation of the limb, a necessary consequence of which is 
that none but the best, and most ingenious mechanics can 
be employed in the establishment. Such mechanics com- 
mand a high rate of compensation, and still must be 
educated to the business. 
MAKVIN LINCOLN. Bichaed Clement, being duly sworn, doth depose and 
a;,.: “s™ 
Question. What is your name re<?irlpn,™ j 
Answer residence and occupation ? 
109 South 7 13 a ’ard CIement 1 at No 
Do £££ , 
when and where did your acquaintance beo-in ? 
Answer. I do know him, and I have known him for 
some sixteen or seventeen years. My acquaintance fi f 
began with Mr. Palmer at Meredith IridTC 
shire, now called Laconia. 1 H p' 
I think the quality of the workmanship now is much 
superior to what it was; it is better in every part of it; 
we insist on having good, fine workmen. Mr, Palmer is 
very particular about the workmanship. I have known 
him to throw aside a great deal of work which had been 
commenced, and I have also known him to have limbs fre~ 
quentlyjuade over after being entirely finished. 
Mr. Palmer is now getting up a large establishment on 
Chestnut street, above Sixteenth, he is preparing the back 
buildings for his manufactory, and the front for dwelling, 
offices, and fitting rooms. 
I consider, when it is finished, it will be a very complete 
establishment; it will be finished in the very best manner. 
As far as I know, the leg has given general satisfaction, it 
has been considered the best leg that is manufactured in this 
country or any other. 
I have known persons after getting one leg to come back 
for a second, and even a third leg. 
State of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, ss. 
At Philadelphia, in said County, on the tenth day of Sep- 
tember, A. D. 1860, before me personally appeared, the 
above named Richard Clement, and made oath that the fore- 
going deposition by him subscribed, contains the whole truth 
and nothing but the truth. 
The said deposition is taken at the request of B. F. Palmer, 
to be used upon the hearing for an extension of his patent 
in artificial legs, before the Commissioner of Patents of the 
United States. 
J. 0. Tobias, Commissioner.