"John Pratt."
"John Pratt of Centre, Ala., inventor of the first practical typewriter, which later became the Hammond typewriter. Mr. Pratt completed his invention by 1864 and was granted a patent in London, England, in 1866. He was born at Union, S.C., April 14, 1831, removed to Alabama in his early manhood...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/21835 |