GATLING RICHARD J Autograph Letter Signed

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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 machine gun. 1 page, single large 8vo sheet; paper-backed. Hartford, 3 July 1893

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"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."