[D9211AKM], Letter from Thomas Maguire (Edison Employee) to Richard Nott Dyer, December 30th, 1892
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December 30, 1892. Richard N. Dyer, Esq., No. 36 Wall Street, New York. Dear Sir:- Referring to the request contained in your letter of 30th ultimo addressed to Mr. Tate, for copies of all the constructs between the Toy Company, Mr. Edison, the Phonograph Works and the North Am. Phonograph Co., also of notices purporting to terminate any of those agreements, I beg to hand to you herewith the following papers: (1) Agreement, Edison Phonograph Co. with Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., dated August 6th, 1889. (2) Agreement, Thomas A. Edison with Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., dated August 6, 1889. (3) Agreement, North Am. Phonograph Co. with Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., dated August 6, 1889. (4) Agreement, Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co. with Thomas A. Edison, dated August 6, 1889. (5) Agreement, Thomas A. Edison with Edison Phonograph (Wks.,?) dated March 11, 1890. (6) Agreement Waiving Royalties, T. A. Edison with Edison Phonograph Tow Mfg. Co., dated January 31, 1890. (7) Agreement Waiving Royalties, North Am. Phonograph Co. with Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., dated January 31, 1890. (8) Agreement Waiving Royalties, T. A. Edison with Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., dated April 30, 1890. (9) Agreement Waiving Royalties, North Am. Phonograph Co. with Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co. dated April 30, 1890. (10) Agreement Waiving Royalties, North Am. Phonograph CO., with Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., dated September 29th, 1890. Messrs. Eaton & Lewis, who supplied these copies, remark with respect to the last named document, “We do not find among our papers any agreement or copy of agreement waiving royalties, made between Mr. Edison and the Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., under the same date as the last preceding agreement of that nature between the North American Phonograph Co. and the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Company, dated September 29, 1890. The writer looked for such a document among the papers in the Laboratory, but did not find one. Agreement, Thomas A. Edison with Edison Phonograph Co., with Edison Phonograph Toy Mfg. Co., dated July 1, 1889. This is an original document, but you will notice a pencil memorandum on the back in the following words: “Void, See agreement August 6, 1889.” Messrs. Eaton & Lewis say that they presume that this agreement must have been superseded by those of August 6, 1889. Copy of Notice by Thomas A. Edison to Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Company, dated January 21, 1891, terminating agreement of August 6, 1889. Kindly acknowledge this receipt and oblige [Signed initials: J.M.]