W. N. Walton, to W. H. Farrar

Containers:
Box 3, Folder 2
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Scope and Contents

Letter from mutual friend General John Tyler [Jr.], is really surprising; how can a sane man expect anyone in these times to invest $300,000 in a cure for Hog Cholera or any other invention; friend in California also has a cure for Hog Cholera and he will get a patent for him; if Tyler's friends cure is also valid perhaps they can take out a joint patent; anyone who wants $200,000 for any invention is either a fool or an idiot. 2 pp. ALS. Including ANS by John Tyler, [Jr.], to Colonel [Farrar], n.d., designating Walton's letter as a breech of faith and an attempt to extort his client's secret; but to get that secret they must pay $300,000 cash. In margin. Also including AN [by John Tyler, Jr.], n.d., identifying Walton's friend as a certain Fletcher, veterinary surgeon from Missouri an California. In margin.

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