[D8845AAD], Letter from Archibald Young to Thomas Alva Edison, February 15th, 1888
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- Title
- [D8845AAD], Letter from Archibald Young to Thomas Alva Edison, February 15th, 1888
- Editor's Notes
- "British Capitalists would purchase an excellent Iron Ore best ear theirs [unclear] if they could be shown that smelting could be caried on profitably, but there is no wood near, and [unclear] coal costs too much. If however it is here that electricity can be ready and [unclear] used to smelt with [unclear] to certain for see have a good meter power [unclear] 1/2 miles. I therefore desire to know what is the present state of [unclear] as a Electrical Smeltings; and if it has not yet [unclear]a practical stage, what you [unclear] of the profitability of it reaching such a stage in the near future. We would like to commence in about three months. ### I apply to you because as a boy and young man I tried in service and was [unclear] as your father. For that old acquantaince sake I have watched you over distinguished career with satisifaction." Yours truly, Archibald Young [Marginalia: "Can't do it at present as Carbon is required to take care of the oxide in the Iron." E]
- Author
- Young, Archibald
- Recipient
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Mentioned
- Edison, Samuel Ogden, (Father)
- Date
- 1888-02-15
- Type
- Letter
- Folder ID
- D8845-F
- Microfilm ID
- 123:871
- Document ID
- D8845AAD
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- License
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 123
- Item sets
- [D8845-F] (D-88-45) Mining