Je B. Dear Smiley, Pres., Remington Arms Co., New York, N. Ye Mr. Smiley: /@ Wish to acknowledge receipt of a letter signed by Mr. Dicke, your patent attorney, dated Feb. 3, regarding certain claims of Pederson. ve were just replying to it when your wire of today was received, and we therefore are directing this letter to you. upon the receint of ir. Dicke's wired Val to cheek into the matter — sone over the files ourselves witho “@ are letter. 9 we have also attorney; /e@ are inclosing a copy of our reply to 8lso inclosing conies of letters which be helpful, files, as and which we have follows: taken out of our your may wire. Letter from Winchester Repea ne Se COs. agree= ing to purchase the old model gun, and dated November 14, 1889. Letter from Winchester Repeating ii, Se Browning and signed by Thos. dated November 29, 1920. Letter from dated December Our M. files checked into and evidently by S. a to 10, tr show that both your this Arms Thomas same Co. to Johnson C,. Johnson, question company and no alarm was ourselves along about 1919 and 1920, but was allowed to die so e vreated great at that time.