Gatling Gun Company papers : reports, invoices, and letters, 1883-1897, bulk 1884-1885.

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Gatling Gun Company papers : reports, invoices, and letters, 1883-1897, bulk 1884-1885.

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This 11 item collection dates from October 10, 1883, to July 1897. The collection consists of a company report, shipping orders for Gatling Guns and accessories, letters regarding guns and directions for assembling the gun in 1883, a price list for the guns, and two unrelated items. The first unrelated item is to the Military Information Officer, Lt. Wipple, assigned to the Kentucky militia, from the Secretary of War, and is dated 1897. The document is a list of duties Whipple is to perform. The second item is also to Wipple regarding field equipment. The highlight of this collection is the Report on Improved Gatling Guns. It is 17 pages in length, with charts and other illustrations. It was prepared and stamped by the Gatling Gun Company in 1883. The primary author of the letters concerning Gatling Guns was R.J. Gatling, President of the company. The primary recipient is John B. Castleman.

11 items : ill.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7390004

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903

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Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling (12 September 1818–26 February 1903) was born in Hertford County, North Carolina, to Jordan Gatling (14 May 1783–13 April 1848) and Mary Barnes Gatling (30 October 1795–30 September 1868). Jordan Gatling owned and farmed a large tract of land in Hertford County. Jordan and Mary married on 30 October 1795, and had six children: Thomas Barnes Gatling (29 September 1811–14 May 1857), Mary Ann Gatling (29 September 1813–4 October 1838), James H. Gatling (15 July 1816–2 Sep...

Castleman, John Breckinridge, 1841-1918

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Confederate officer, and later a general in the United States Army. From the description of John Breckinridge Castleman papers, 1878-1913. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46764269 ...

Gatling Gun Company.

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