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A. W. Hooper to Horace Kephart, May 7, 1898

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  • In this letter of May 7, 1898, A. W. Hooper replies to Horace Kephart on Winchester Repeating Arms Company letterhead stating that he does not think a second call for volunteers in the Spanish-American war will be issued. He tells Kephart that they cannot manufacture a Lee Straight Pull Rifle to take the .30 Army cartridge, but they can furnish him with a single shot rifle with heavy round barrel.
  • T.G. BENNETT, President. , A.W. HOOPER, Vice President. G.E. HODSON.Treasurer A.I. WARD, Secretary WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF RIFLES.SHOT GUNS & ALL KINDS OFAMMUNITION. All letters should be addressed to the Company. H. 39,220 New Haven, Conn. U.S.A. May 7th, 1898. Mr. Horace Kephart, Librarian, Mercantile Library, St. Louis, MO. Dear Sir:— We have your favor of the 5th instant, and are glad to see your handwriting once more. We hardly think a second call will be issued for volunteers. There is no probability that our company will manufacture the Lee Straight Pull Rifle to take the .30 Army cartridge. We can furnish you with our single shot rifle, with heavy round barrel, as this is a regular gun with us. There would be no difficulty in furnishing it, and it gives most excellent shooting. The Model '95 gun, with box magazine, we shall not be able to furnish to any of our friends, as our capacity has all been contracted for, for a long time to come. If you calculate on buying guns we should like to have you consider our single shot. Yours r es pec t f ul ly , Winchester Repeating Arms Co. A. W. Hooper V. Pres't.