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[D9241ADJ], Letter from Bircham & Co to Stephen Fossa Moriarty, November 28th, 1892
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Letterhead of Bircham & Co. 
50 Old Broad Street London. E.C. 
28th Nov 1892 
Dear Sir /  
Phonographs 
We enclose a List of Original documents received from you and which we will proceed to examine with a view to preparing the Abstract of Title under Article 14 of the Contract –  
A good Title must be made out within one month from the date and to enable this to be done it will be desirable that the Abstract should be delivered very shortly  
Having regard to the fact that the first board meeting of the Corporation is fixed to be held on Thursday; we think it well to remind you of what we have already mentioned verbally that you should obtain from your Company by cable an appointment as Director of the Corporation 
- This can be followed if necessary by a more formal instrument of appointment but it is desirable that you should have some form of appointment in hand before you take your seat as Director. You will not vote on the question of signing the Company
Yours faithfully 
Bircham & Co. 
S F Moriarty E. List of Original documents received from Mr S F Moriarty  
25th Nov 1892. 
31st. Decr. 1888 	Comptroller General Patent Office – to Mr J H. Johnson – Acceptance of complete specification of Patent No. 16480 . 13 a hour 1888 with Declaration endorsed herein dated 2nd January 1889 by Mr. Johnson of Agency for the Volta Graphophone Company of Alexandria 
Same date	The like No 16481 – 13 a hour. 1888 with the like endorsement 
11 Decr 1889. 	Copy agreement Seligman Brothers and Walter J. Glover Co.
28th Nov 1889 	Patent No. 19153 for “improvements in phonographs” granted to Mr. G. G. M Hardingham 
24th May 1889	Assignment of patents by the Volta Graphophone Company to Thomas Cochran. 
30th Aug 1889	Assignment (annexed to last mentioned assignment) by Thomas Cochran to the International Graphophone Co. 31st Oct 1889 	Assignment of Letters Patent by James M. Johnson by direction of the Volta Graphophone Company to the International Graphophone Company 
4th May 1886	-	Patent No. 6027 
Same date	-	Certificate of Application 
4th June 1886	-	Acceptance of Complete Specification 
4th May 1886	-	Patent No. 6042 
Same date.		Certificate of Application 
11th June 1886.		Acceptance of Complete Specification 
Specification
4th May 1886 Patent No 6047
Same date  Certificate of application
11th June 1886 Acceptance of complete specification
4th May 1886  Patent 6062
Same date Certificate of application
11th June 1886   Acceptance of complete specification
29th Nov 1887   Patent No 16384
30th Dec 1887    Acceptance of complete specification with declaration thereon endorsed dated Jan 7 1888 by Mr. Johnson of Agency of the Graphophone
1st of Feby 1888     Patent 1857
3rd Aug 1888   Printed letter from comptroller patent office
7 Feby 1888    Patent no 1851
10th Aug 1888   Printed letter from Comptroller General Patent Office 10th July 1888    Patent No 99
19th Oct 1888     Printed letter from comptroller general patent office
28th  Aug 1888   Patent No 12412
21 Dec 1888   Print of letter from comptroller general patent office
4th Nov 1892  Power of Attorney from the Edison United Phonograph Co. to Stephen F. Moriarty.

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