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U.S.S. Monitor Inventor John Ericsson ALS

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U.S.S. Monitor Inventor John Ericsson ALS
<B>U.S.S. </B></I><B><I>Monitor</B></I></B></I> <B>Inventor John Ericsson Autograph Letter Signed,</B></I> "<I>J. Ericsson</B></I>", two pages, 7.5" x 9.75", n.p., August 28, 1860, to unknown recipient (probably his agent, John Kitchen). A lengthy discourse on steamship engines with the following being a short excerpt: "<I>…The trouble with the Sacramento engine is the same as with the Buffalo engine, it lacks surplus power and cannot exert the maximum force needed on a black fire…</B></I>". Stains to left margin, some fading, with collector's penciled notations and a red check mark over date. The signature is huge and quite legible. Very good condition. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)