[D8960AAJ], Letter from Everett Frazar to Munemitsu Mutsu, Japan. Minister, February 6th, 1889
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[D8960AAJ], Letter from Everett Frazar to Munemitsu Mutsu, Japan. Minister, February 6th, 1889
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"I have the honor to inform you that my firms, Frazer & Co., in Japan and China have been appointed by Mr. Thomas A. Edison his special agents in those countries and Korea for the introduction of his Perfected Phonograph. We are about sending an expert to Japan with several new instruments and shall have occasion to bring some to the attention of the different departments of the Japanese Government during the months of April and May. It is the desire of both Mr. Edison and myself that you would have the opportunity of hearing and testing this now speaking machine, which I feel confident you will argue with me is the latest and most marvelous of Mr. Edison’s inventions. This afternoon Mr. Edison is sending a gentle man, Mr. Miller, to Washington with one of his phonographs, for the purpose of giving an exhibition to the Commissioners of the Patent Office. I shall take the liberty of handing Mr. Miller a letter of introduction to Your Excellency and shall feel greatly obliged if you will grant him an interview with the phonograph. I shall take the liberty of handing Mr. Miller a letter of introduction to Your Excellency and shall feel greatly obliged if you will grant him an interview with the phonograph. I shall also be very glad if you will speak to a few of your personal friends in the various departments of the Government in Tokio upon the phonograph, and Mr. Miller will take with aim the recording cylinders for use in Tokio for use upon an instrument sent by me with our expert; and your friends will have the pleasure of hearing your own voice as though you were personally present. These might [---] an introductories to our expert when showing the Phonograph and you will do me a favor by advising the Government that a full supply of the original Edison [---] Phonograph will be sent to that country very shortly, the ostensive Edison laboratory being now in full operation and turningout about to complete talking machines for day. If Mr. Stevens will also kindly speak to an official in Tokio, in English, and allow Mr. Miler to take the record cylinder with him, I shall be obliged.### I had the pleasure of an acquaintance with your predecessor, Mr. Muki, and, hoping to be in Washington in a few weeks, shall do myself the honor of calling upon you.### Thanking you in advance for your kindness and attention to Mr. Miller,"
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Date
1889-02-06
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Folder/Volume ID
D8960-F
Microfilm ID
127:1035
Document ID
D8960AAJ
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University