John Ericsson and Samuel Taylor Letters, 1887.

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John Ericsson and Samuel Taylor Letters, 1887.

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This collection consists of three letters. Two of the letters were written by Ericsson's secretary, Samuel W. Taylor, to F.H. Pierce, Esq. and refer to an inquiry made by Pierce to obtain an autograph of John Ericsson. The third letter was written by Ericsson to Taylor, and was sent to Pierce by Taylor as an Ericsson autograph. The Ericsson letter refers to a gift of $10.00 that Ericsson sent to Taylor's sons to purchase fireworks for the Fourth of July. This letter provides a glimpse of the gentler side of Ericsson, a characteristic for which the Monitor-builder was not necessarily known.

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Ericsson, John, 1803-1889

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Taylor, Samuel W. (Samuel Woolley), 1907-1997

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