Merrill, Thomas & Co.

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Merrill, Thomas & Co.		Illion	New York	1860 or 1861
Merrill, Thomas & Co.	239 west Baltimore street	Baltimore	Maryland	1860
Merrill, Thomas & Co.	239 w Baltimore, forging shop 3 Lovely la	Baltimore	Maryland	1864	1868

Patent	Date	Remarks

Contract	for
Ordnance department, October 25, 1861	600 Merrill carbines at $ 32 each, 60000 round and accroutements. All carbines were delivered on November 5, 1861.
Ordnance department, December 24, 1861	5000 Merrill carbines at $30 each
Ordnance department, 1862 and 1863	?
Ordnance department, July 1864 (last contract)	1200 Merrill carbines at $18 each

Product
For 1860 there are addresses in New York and Baltimore. The company figures in the Baltimore City Directory for 1860, 1864, 1865, 1867 & 1868. The partners of this company were J.H. Merrill, P.e. Thomas and L.W. Thomas. They were manufacturers and importers of guns, pistols and gun materials. Sucessor of Merrill, Latrobe and Thomas when Ferdinand Latrobe left the company in 1860 In 1861 the company was contacted by Harpers Ferry, West Virginia for purchasing 1000 or 2000 Merrill carbines. .54 caliber percussion, 1st Modell, breech-loader using paper cartridges, 22" round barrel with three groves, the paper shell was loaded with 50 grins black powder behind a .550 diameter bullet, marked J.H.MERRILL BALTO. PAT. JULY 1858 and APL 9. MAY 21-28-61 .54 caliber percussion, 2nd Modell, breech-loader using paper cartridges, 22" round barrel with three groves, the paper shell was loaded with 50 grins black powder behind a .550 diameter bullet, marked J.H.MERRILL BALTO. PAT. JULY 1858 and year of productio Totally 14255 Merrill carbines and 770 Merrill rifles as well as five and a half millions of cardridges were baught by the U.S. Army.

Product

For 1860 there are addresses in New York and Baltimore. The company figures in the Baltimore City Directory for 1860, 1864, 1865, 1867 & 1868.

The partners of this company were J.H. Merrill, P.e. Thomas and L.W. Thomas. They were manufacturers and importers of guns, pistols and gun materials.

Sucessor of Merrill, Latrobe and Thomas when Ferdinand Latrobe left the company in 1860

In 1861 the company was contacted by Harpers Ferry, West Virginia for purchasing 1000 or 2000 Merrill carbines.

.54 caliber percussion, 1st Modell, breech-loader using paper cartridges, 22" round barrel with three groves, the paper shell was loaded with 50 grins black powder behind a .550 diameter bullet, marked J.H.MERRILL BALTO. PAT. JULY 1858 and APL 9. MAY 21-28-61

.54 caliber percussion, 2nd Modell, breech-loader using paper cartridges, 22" round barrel with three groves, the paper shell was loaded with 50 grins black powder behind a .550 diameter bullet, marked J.H.MERRILL BALTO. PAT. JULY 1858 and year of productio

Totally 14255 Merrill carbines and 770 Merrill rifles as well as five and a half millions of cardridges were baught by the U.S. Army.