User:Dbfree/Michael Lion Leman

Michael Lion Leman (June 5, 1807 - March 7, 1889) was a pioneer businessman of New York City, responsible for introducing the metallic (steel) pen to America in 1832.

Biography He was born in Hague, Holland on June 5, 1807. When 7 years of age, he went to England, arriving in America in 1828.


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https://books.google.com/books?id=u0lYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA632&lpg=PA632#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18931021.2.75

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