[D8048ZAE], Letter from Joshua Franklin Bailey to Thomas Alva Edison, February 25th, 1880

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Title

[D8048ZAE], Letter from Joshua Franklin Bailey to Thomas Alva Edison, February 25th, 1880

Editor's Notes

Saw Banker several days after arrival. Told him him that judicial liquidation (bankruptcy declaration) bad idea; would ruin telephone in Europe. Must pay off special partners; tried to interest him in buying out some of them but he declined. He wanted me to cable you that heavy losses inevitable. Stormy interview about Russian teleph business. I don't understand your intentions in Europe if Banker represents them; he seems to be here to wipe me out. Offers to establish exchanges in Naples, Brussels, etc.

URL

https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8048ZAE

Author

Bailey, Joshua Franklin

Recipient

Edison, Thomas Alva

Mentions

Banker, James Hopson

Date

1880-02-25

Decade

1880-1889

Type

Letter

Subject

Profits and losses

Identifier

D8048ZAE

Folder Set

D8048-F

Microfilm ID

56:47

Rights

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

Item sets

(D-80-48) Telephone