Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Merrill” in article 1 of The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1861., [Electronic resource]:
...d balls in large quantities from the shot tower and other points.
A number of Merrill's patent rifles, a destructive and much admired weapon, were this morning received from he manufactories of Merrill & Thomas, by the city authorities, for whom they were expressly manufactured.
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