[D9241ABY], Letter from Sherburne Blake Eaton to Thomas Alva Edison, July 23rd, 1892
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Letterhead of Eaton & Lewis Law Offices July 23, 1892 Thomas A. Edison, Esq., Orange, New Jersey Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your favor of the 19th inst., enclosing a letter from the Edison United Phonograph Company to yourself under date of July 18th 1892, requesting you to execute a Power of Attorney for the transfer of certain Portuguese Phonograph Patents. I am also in receipt of the said Power of Attorney which was there in enclosed. I have had a translation made of this Power of Attorney, and find that it is all right with one exception. The patents have evidently been taken out in the name of yourself and Colonel Gouraud jointly, and the above named Power of Attorney is also a joint one. After giving the power to transfer the patents, it provides a reservation to you and Colonel Gouraud jointly of all rights for dolls, toys and clocks. As Colonel Gouraud is not entitled to any rights for dolls, toys or clocks. I have had a slight change introduced, in lead pencil, on the top line of page 4 of the said Power of Attorney providing that the rights for dolls etc. shall be reserved to you only. I would suggest therefore that you return the Power of Attorney to the Edison United Phonograph Company stating as it is at present written it is not correct. And I would suggest also that you ask that Company to have the Power of Attorney rewritten in accordance with the change suggested in pencil, and return it to you to gather with the present copy which is now enclosed. I see no objection to your executing the Power of Attorney after such change is made, as your rights would then be properly protected. I return herewith the above named letter of the Edison United Phonograph Company, together with the Power of Attorney referred to. Trusting the above will be satisfactory I remain Very truly yours, [Signed] S.B. Eaton Letterhead of Edison United Phonograph Company July 18th, 1892 Thomas A. Edison Esq., Orange, N.J. Dear Sir:- On April 25th 1892, you wrote Messrs. Seligman & Seligman returning the proposed Powers of Attorney for Portugal, sent you for signature, on the ground that it did not purport to be a Power from you, and that the document was in blank as to its important parts. We enclose you a new Power made out by our Agent, with the objections remedied, and will ask you to kindly sign the same at once, before a Notary Public, who will sign as indicated. Please also insert date there indicated in pencil. Yours very truly, [Signed] G.N. Morison, Secretary. <Power signed and returned August 9/1892> [Written at bottom of page]