Raynors HCA 2017-02
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GATLING, Richard Jordan (1818-1903) an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, considered to be the first successful machine gun though is not a true machine gun by modern definitions.Letter Signed, “R. L. Gatling,” on ornate company letterhead, Hartford Conn. , Nov. 24, 1877, 1pp., VG. the letter is written to Colt’s Arms Company and in part, “We have your letter ... Please pack the Tripods in ordinary boxes ... mark them: Kaitakushi, Tokio, Japan. care Japanses Counsul, San Francisco, Cal. ....”
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