[D7820ZCQ], Letter from Grosvenor Porter Lowrey to Thomas Alva Edison, December 5th, 1878
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[D7820ZCQ], Letter from Grosvenor Porter Lowrey to Thomas Alva Edison, December 5th, 1878
Editor's Notes
Mr Banker and myself have observed that you have only drawn about $1250 of the money which was set apart to repay your former disbursements, and I explained to the Executive Committee this afternoon that, considering the difficulty there is in keeping your accounts, it is not unlikely that you are unable now to trace the $3000 which we understood had been disbursed and that that was perhaps the reason why you did not draw it. It was generally agreed that whether that was so or not you are entitled to draw that amount; and since the Company observed that you are devoting your time exclusievely now to the light and thus cutting yourself off from sources of income which might be otherwise open to you, they wish to add to your weekly bill $75, just the same as if they were paying you a salary to that amount. This was agreed upon as a convenient way of putting you in funds for personal uses while still leaving the fund in bulk and ready for use in experimenting if required, which I understood was your particular desire.
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Date
1878-12-05
Type
Folder/Volume ID
D7820-F
Microfilm ID
18:101
Document ID
D7820ZCQ
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University