[D7802ZXZ], Letter from Edward Hibberd Johnson to Thomas Alva Edison, September 4th, 1878
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Title
[D7802ZXZ], Letter from Edward Hibberd Johnson to Thomas Alva Edison, September 4th, 1878
Editor's Notes
Kurtz Gallery scheme will be success if can get some more of TAE's things; will be nucleus of Redpath's tour scheme; will be proper school or organizing headquarters for shaping TAE inventions for exhibition; will give TAE 10% of profits at Kurtz and will champion him and priority of his inventions; will give benefit for yellow fever sufferers and tell Mayor that TAE joins in this contribution; wants TAE's help in getting the thing underway by loan of tasimeter, obtain privilege from WU to exhibit carbon telephone with a set of instruments, they hesitate because of EHJ connection with Bell Tel Co but EHJ sees himself as TAE personal agent and no need for concern, supply info for establishing TAE priority claims; if TAE joins EHJ will see NY aglow by 1 Oct with Edison Museum
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Recipient
Date
1878-09-04
Type
Folder/Volume ID
D7802-F
Microfilm ID
16:12
Document ID
D7802ZXZ
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University