[D9204AAB], Letter from Edison Electric Illuminating Co (New York), Richard Rogers Bowker to Thomas Alva Edison, January 4th, 1892
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Letterhead: The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. Of New York. General Offices, Pearl, cor. Elm St. New York. 4 January, 1892. Thomas. A. Edison, Esq., Orange, New Jersey. Dear Mr. Edison: Some time since I received from my friends of D. Appleton & Co., the publishers, a request that I would give to Professor N.S. Shaler, as representing them, a letter of introduction to you. It seems that this publishing house has in contemplation for 1893 an important work on American Progress up to that date and is most anxious to obtain your cooperation in it from the electrical side to an extent which Professor Shaler desires to explain to you personally. I wrote Messrs. Appleton & Co. that your time was so engrossed with inventive work that I always hesitate to permit myself to give anyone a letter of introduction to you for other purposes or without your assent; they have, however, again written me saying that the burden upon your time would be very small, and I therefore ask If I may give the desired letter to Professor Shaler, whose name you will recognize as that of one of our leading people in the scientific field. With best wishes for the New Year, I am. Very truly yours, [Signed: Richard Rogers, Bowker]