[D8365E], Letter from John Robert Breckon to Thomas Alva Edison, July 26th, 1883
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Title
[D8365E], Letter from John Robert Breckon to Thomas Alva Edison, July 26th, 1883
Editor's Notes
32 Fawcett St Sunderland, England. Requesting rebate on purchase price of a of Electric Pen patent. Mentions [1876] "visit of Mr. [Frederic] Ireland to New York and the whole circumstances of the Sale and purchase." Original purchase of patent 4000 pounds ("a portion of that sum went into other hands I believe. #I have been a very heavy loser . . . At this moment the loss is about $7000 and that has caused me great trouble and anxiety.# I write to you now with the hope that you may inclie to look at the transactions as one of misfortune to me -- : if you can do so and make some rebate from the original purchase it would be of great service to me I can assure you. …" Addressed to Menlo Park
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Recipient
Date
1883-07-26
Type
Folder/Volume ID
D8365-F
Microfilm ID
70:627
Document ID
D8365E
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University