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[D8104ZFM], Letter from Edward Hibberd Johnson to Thomas Alva Edison, December 23rd, 1881

Title: [D8104ZFM], Letter from Edward Hibberd Johnson to Thomas Alva Edison, December 23rd, 1881
Editor's Notes: 17 page letter; Johnson relates telephonic transmission of a concert (says didn't sound great), and a "full and free" discussion of telephone matters with Gouraud. Also had a talk with Pender and now understands the "Telephone and Electric Light muddle pretty well." Relates details of British telephone business, colonial telephone business under Pender; Edison Gower Bell Telephone Co of Europe. Electric light business. [select: lots of details abt overseas operations]
Author: Johnson, Edward Hibberd
Recipient: Edison, Thomas Alva
Mentioned: Fabbri, Egisto Paolo; Gouraud, George Edward
Date: 1881-12-23
Type: Letter
Subject: Management (companies and organizations); Stocks, bonds, and investments; Telephone
Folder ID: D8104-F
Microfilm ID: 57:314
Document ID: D8104ZFM
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8104ZFM
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 57
License: CC0 1.0 Universal

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