This is an interesting article on President Lincoln's interest in firearms, and support for the Spencer repeating rifle specifically: http://nyti.ms/1704qLa

Lincoln was also very interested in telegraphic communications. There are a couple of books about that topic; "Lincoln in the Telegraph Office", and "The Victorian Internet".

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Imagine showing up at the Whitehouse today with a rifle in a sack.

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