Record 100/409 Catalog Record Historical Documents Exhibit Page Home Search Image 1 of 2 Description  Letter of John Ericsson, 1803-1889, an American naval engineer who was born in Sweden. Invented the Civil War ironclad "Monitor" which revolutionized Naval warfare. Letter dated 27 May, 1878.

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