In 1808, the first typewriter was
made by the Italian Pellegrini Turri. Signor Turri had a friend, Countess
Caroline Frantoni, who was blind. So that they could correspond with each
other, Signor Turri designed and built the first typewriter. Although
neither the machine nor a description of it exists today, sixteen of the
typed letters between Pellegrini Turri and Countess Caroline Frantoni can
still be found in the archives of Reggio, Italy.