[D8731AAL], Letter from Arthur Coyle Payne to Thomas Alva Edison, November 10th, 1887

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Title

[D8731AAL], Letter from Arthur Coyle Payne to Thomas Alva Edison, November 10th, 1887

Editor's Notes

Sends with the letter samples of the Lechugilla fiber extracted by boiling in water, and will send today separately fifteen to twenty thousand fibers extracted by the same method. If Edison finds them satisfactory Payne will start for Cahuila immediately and arrange for a regular supply. The remainder of the three page letter details means for separating the fibers from said plant and the expenses incurred during Payne's travels in Mexico in search of plants to supply Edison with fibers.

Date

1887-11-10

Type

Folder/Volume ID

D8731-F

Microfilm ID

119:766

Document ID

D8731AAL

Publisher

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