The Thomas A. Edison Papers Digital Edition

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Letterhead of Edison United Phonograph Company 
June 8th, 1892, S.F. Moriarty Esq., London, England. 
My dear Mr. Moriarty,  
I enclose you a copy of a letter I have written the Foreign Committee by this mail, in regard to German Patent Case 96, and if Mr. Munro would always indicate in his letters just exactly how he wishes any papers signed in connection with Patents it would avoid the possibility of our making a mistake.  
Mr. Eugene has gone away for a little vacation, but the matter is not complicated, and I have conferred with Messrs. Dyer & Seely, the result of which is a letter from them, we enclose to the Committee.  
While I have do doubt as to who should sign the Powers of Attorney, I have thought best, as there seems to be time enough, to await their further advises, either by letter or cable, after they have read Messrs. Dyer & Seely letter, and after they receive a reply from the German Patent Agent, to withhold the signing of the Powers.  
Please do not say to Mr. Munro that I have written you in the matter, as I do not wish him to feel that I am continually criticizing what he does, as his communication are generally satisfactory, I also enclose a copy of a letter received from The Phonogram, and my reply, which I have endeavored to word carefully, and hope it will not appear in their next issue.  
Mr. Smith calls in, in regard to the Phonograph for the King of Siam. Mr. Jesse Seligman cabled his firm here that you were still negotiating.  
Yours very truly,  
[Signed] G.N. Morison, Secretary.  
P.S.  
The Phonograph Works have been quite busy on castings for the General Electric Co:, and their stock of Phonographs is pretty well exhausted, in consequence of orders from The North American Phonograph Co:. [Mr. Calender?] who was a clerk at the Works, has been selling a great many of the Bates Machine in Boston. Did you see the advertisement in the last Phonogram I sent you of the number of Companies who are selling machines. New York June 7th, 1892 
Edison United Phonograph Co: Mills Bld’g., New York 
Gentlemen:- 
Parties write, asking about obtaining territory to operate Phonographs in New Zealand. Also in Mexico and Sandwich Islands. Does your company control those territories, and if not all, which? Can arrangement be effected and if so, how? Did you receive the last copies of the Phonogram? Vol. 4. May issue?  
Yours very truly,  
[Signed] V.H. McRae, Manage New York June 7th, 1892 
The Phonogram, V.H. McRae, Manager, World Building, New York.  
Dear Sir:- 
In reply to your favor of June 7th duly to hand, the countries named are within our territory, but we are not yet prepared to place machines on the market, therefore kindly advise your New Zealand correspondent that that country is not open for the introduction of the Phonograph at present.  
The same reply can be made to your inquires for Mexico, and the Sandwich Islands.  
The last copies of the Phonogram received by us are Vol: II. Nos 4-5.  
Yours very truly,  
[Signed] G.N. Morison, Secretary.