[SB019019a], Clipping, New Orleans Picayune, January 23rd, 1889
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Title
[SB019019a], Clipping, New Orleans Picayune, January 23rd, 1889
Bibliographic Citation
New Orleans Picayune, January 23rd, 1889
Editor's Notes
The article addresses TAE's preference for working on inventions cooperatively. The article describes the negotiations that led to the sale of the phonograph patent and the following revelation that led TAE to believe he had been swindled out of $250,000. It also mentions Gilliland's salary.
Thomas Edison accuses late legal adviser John C. Tomlinson and electrician/inventor Ezra T. Gilliland of cheating him out of $250,000 in the sale of the phonograph
Author
Mentioned
Date
1889-01-23
Type
Folder/Volume ID
SB019-F
Microfilm ID
146:188
Document ID
SB019019a
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University