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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05294 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | John Ericsson to unknown regarding a manual |
| Date | 17 July 1862 |
| Author | Ericsson, John (1803-1889) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | To an unknown recipient (name is illegible), apparently a journalist. Wants the recipient to reply to the enclosed letter (not included) and tell his friends that he has no manual to spare. Says to tell that "You can say that I will furnish you with materials for an article on the great revolution in naval warfare resulting from the Monitors and the inevitable downfall of England as a great naval power which means: as a great power at all!" due to his invention. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology Invention Inventor Steamboat Navy Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Journalism Ironclad Civil War Military History |
| People | Ericsson, John (1803-1889) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Science, Technology, Invention; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Ericsson was a well known inventor who perfected the twin-screw propeller and the ironclad USS "Monitor." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |