The Thomas A. Edison Papers Digital Edition

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Letterhead of Eaton & Lewis
New York  July 12,1892
<Stamp: RECEIVED
JUL 13 1892
Ans'd July 15th 1892
ans'd Aug. 22/92>
Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:
You will probably remember that last Summer and Fall there was considerable correspondence and work done in connection with some assignments by you to the Brush Electrical Engineering Co. as to your patents in Australia, New Zealand, India, Ceylon and South Africa. Your original agreement with the Edison's Indian and Colonial Company provided that you should be entitled to a free and exclusive license under all the patents for purposes of locomotion on railways, tramways and common roads, such license to be at your own cost. 
You will remember also that in 1889 the Indian and Colonial Co. was succeeded by the Australasian Electric Light, Power & Storage Co. and later by the Brush Electrical Engineering Co. The assignments of your patents to the Brush Co. were sent to you for execution and you submitted them to me to investigate the matter. After thorough investigation, I advised you that you could execute the assignments, and that you were entitled to the free and exclusive licenses in the various countries for locomotion purposes as provided for in your agreement with the Colonial Co. I prepared a form of such license, which was approved by you and afterwards executed by the Brush Co. All this, however, had to be done through Messrs. Waterhouse, Winterbotham & Harrison, of London, and they now send their bill to me for their services and disbursements, as well as for an amount paid by them to the Solicitors of the Brush Co., Messrs. Renshaw, Kekewich & Co., for their services in regard to the completion of the license from the Brush Co. These two bills amount altogether to £47. 18. 6, for which I desire to send a Billof Exchange to Messrs. Waterhouse, Winterbotham & Harrison.
Will you please therefore send me a draft or Bill of Exchange for this amount, to the order of that firm, payable in London, and I will write to them therewith, if agreeable.
Very truly yours,
S.B. Eaton Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd. to Edison
Received of Messrs Waterhouse Winterbotham & Harrison the sum of Twenty seven pounds three shillings and six pence costs of License to Mr. Edison
£27. 3. 6.
<one-penny stamp>
Renshaw, Kekewich & Co.
Int. [illegible]
2/2/92. February 1892
T. A. Edison Esq.
Dr. to
Waterhouse Winterbotham & Harrison.
Professional charges in relation to License in respect of Patents. 1, New Court, Carey Street
Lincoln's Inn,
London, W.C.
February 1892
T. A. Edison Esq:
Dr to Waterhouse, Winterbotham & Harrison.
To  Professional charges in relation to the preparation and completion of a free and exclusive license in respect of the Patents and letters of registration in reference whereto you recently executed separate assignments for the Colonies of Tasmania, Vicctoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, & New Zealand and the Cape of Good Hope India & Natal Attendances Correspondence &c. May 1891 to January 1892 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
To costs out of pocket, viz. . . . . . .

    Fees paid to Counsel . . . . . .

    Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

    Travelling Expenses, Cabs, &c . . . . . .

    Postages & Telegrams . . . . . . 5

    Registration & other fees . . . . . .

    Other expenses, vizt. . . . . . .

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£ 20 15
Particulars if desired