[D8849ABH], Letter from Alfred Ord Tate to Thomas Alva Edison, August 21st, 1888
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Title
[D8849ABH], Letter from Alfred Ord Tate to Thomas Alva Edison, August 21st, 1888
Editor's Notes
"I sent you last night my first draft of letter to Gouraud re patent matters. I send you now the final draft wherein instead of referring to his "contract" with you I refer to his "proposed contract." ### Gouraud's agreements have not been executed and are yet subject to such change as you see fit to make in them. I did not think it politic to say that in the letter to him--he will infer enough from the manner in which his agreement is referred to. ### I think this correspondence should be followed up and Gouraud should be given to understand that you are the master and your instructions must be respected. ### He thinks to deafen you with the noise of his London slideshows while he keeps quietly at work securing his own territory in an unscrupulous and thoroughly selfish manner. ### His policy is not to reply to such letters as the one I am sending now--we never received even an asknowledgement of the other letter we sent him about his methods of advertising you in circus style--they have the effect only of cuasing him to conceal what he is doing. He wishes to avoid open discussion. This should not be permitted." [unclear] AO Tate
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Date
1888-08-21
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Folder/Volume ID
D8849-F
Microfilm ID
124:548
Document ID
D8849ABH
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University