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ON THE INVENTION OF HIS GUN GATLING, RICHARD J. Autograph Letter Signed, to Charles W. Fee, responding to his question on the invention of the

ON THE INVENTION OF HIS GUN GATLING, RICHARD J. Autograph Letter Signed, to Charles W. Fee, responding to his question on the invention of the machine gun. 1 page, single large 8vo sheet; paper-backed. Hartford, 3 July 1893

  • Notes: "In reply to your favor of May 4th (which was mislaid for a time) I would say that I conceived the idea of my machine gun in 1861 & the first gun was made in 1862. Since which time I have taken out six (6) different patents for various improvements I have made in the gun."

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