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Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 4

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Item 1 - Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 1
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Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 1

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Item 2 - Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 2
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Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 2

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Item 3 - Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 3
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Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 3

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Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 4

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Item 5 - Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 5
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Marc Woodmansee to Horace Kephart, February 28, 1919, page 5

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  • collection, attached to a shoulder slick which he had on hand for several years, just waiting for the “gun” part. He now has a pair. I was out $4.00 cash. This because I saw fit to present it to him, but then there is a fine “Kentuck” at home, which came from the Quaker City, and with no consideration (primary) attached. There is only one way for a friend of Harmers to keep a head of him in the way of good terms, and that will be to be of service to him, and then die before he could return the compliment and then he do like he did with Chas Schott, go and help “tote” his remains to the graveyard. By the way, you’ll probably not understand part of his letter. So will explain. He gets a lot of good out of roasting me in a good natured way. For instance, I like whiskey just about as
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  • In a letter to Horace Kephart, written on February 28, 1919, Marc Woodmansee implores Kephart to visit both Mr. Harmer (mentioned in a previous correspondence) to see his vast pistol collection, and to visit Woodmansee himself to see his collection of Kentucky Rifles. Woodmansee is also adamant on taking a canoeing trip with Kephart, and offers his own canoeing equipment at Kephart's disposal. Woodmansee speaks extremely high of Mr. Harmer, as both a smart man, capable of finding his own faults, and as an expert in the field of firearms. He also mentions the death of another prominent firearm collector, Chas. M. Schott, whose collection was sold in New York at auction for $20,000. Woodmansee adds an anecdote on the lucrative nature of collecting historic firearms, in which he bought a second-hand dragoon pistol that was not complete for $4.00, and gave it to Mr. Harmer who had the remaining parts, marking up its value significantly. Lastly Woodmansee once again invites Kephart to visit.

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Horace Kephart

Background and Early Career Horace Kephart was born in 1862 in Pennsylvania, but spent much of his youth in Iowa. He went on to achieve success in two careers. Trained as a...

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