[LB048224], Letter from American Graphophone Co to Thomas Alva Edison, March 12th, 1891
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Title
[LB048224], Letter from American Graphophone Co to Thomas Alva Edison, March 12th, 1891
Author
Recipient
Date
1891-03-12
Type
Folder/Volume ID
LB048-F
Microfilm ID
142:79
Document ID
LB048224
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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American Graphophone Company,
Washington, D.C. March 12th, 1891.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-
We are recently informed that you hold all or some of the stock of the Edison Phonograph Company (which was sold by you to Mr. Lippincott) as collateral security for a note of Mr. Lippincott’s for the sum of $65,000 or $68,000.
We seem it proper to remind you in this formal way of a fact already known to you, via; that we hold an agreement made by Mr. Lippincott, about the date of your agreement with him, to sell and transfer to us at any time within 5 years all of the rights acquired by him from you, the Edison Phonograph Co. and the Edison Speaking Phonograph Co.
Respectfully.
(Signed)
American Graphophone Co. per H.M.P
Washington, D.C. March 12th, 1891.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-
We are recently informed that you hold all or some of the stock of the Edison Phonograph Company (which was sold by you to Mr. Lippincott) as collateral security for a note of Mr. Lippincott’s for the sum of $65,000 or $68,000.
We seem it proper to remind you in this formal way of a fact already known to you, via; that we hold an agreement made by Mr. Lippincott, about the date of your agreement with him, to sell and transfer to us at any time within 5 years all of the rights acquired by him from you, the Edison Phonograph Co. and the Edison Speaking Phonograph Co.
Respectfully.
(Signed)
American Graphophone Co. per H.M.P