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[D8365E], Letter from John Robert Breckon to Thomas Alva Edison, July 26th, 1883

Title: [D8365E], Letter from John Robert Breckon to Thomas Alva Edison, July 26th, 1883
Editor's Notes: 32 Fawcett St Sunderland, England. Requesting rebate on purchase price of a of Electric Pen patent. Mentions [1876] "visit of Mr. [Frederic] Ireland to New York and the whole circumstances of the Sale and purchase." Original purchase of patent 4000 pounds ("a portion of that sum went into other hands I believe. #I have been a very heavy loser . . . At this moment the loss is about $7000 and that has caused me great trouble and anxiety.# I write to you now with the hope that you may inclie to look at the transactions as one of misfortune to me -- : if you can do so and make some rebate from the original purchase it would be of great service to me I can assure you. …" Addressed to Menlo Park
Author: Breckon, John Robert
Recipient: Edison, Thomas Alva
Date: 1883-07-26
Type: Letter
Subject: Patent assignments, licenses, and royalties; Electric pen and mimeograph
Folder ID: D8365-F
Microfilm ID: 70:627
Document ID: D8365E
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8365E
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 70

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