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[D8747AAK], Letter from Witherbees Sherman & Co to Thomas Alva Edison, October 4th, 1887

Title: [D8747AAK], Letter from Witherbees Sherman & Co to Thomas Alva Edison, October 4th, 1887
Editor's Notes: "We ship today by freight a bbl of our obnyove (?) to you as above as requested by your New York representative. ## Our idea is to separate the ore from the phosphate of lime which carries the phosphorous, thus leaving it a steel ore, and the phosphate for other uses. ## We know it can be done as an experiment, but to do it to make a commercial success is the pointe. We understand its being done by water as some po[--]tz."
Author: Witherbees Sherman & Co
Recipient: Edison, Thomas Alva
Date: 1887-10-04
Type: Letter
Subject: Purchases; Metals and minerals; Ore milling and separation
Folder ID: D8747-F
Microfilm ID: 120:147
Document ID: D8747AAK
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8747AAK
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 120

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