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Title

[HM89AAV], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co, Herman Trost, May 2nd, 1889

Editor's Notes

Referring to the agreement between Lowell C. Briggs and William W. Jacques, and myself, dated November 25, 1887, providing for a license under Letters Patent in various foreign countries for an Improvement in Phonographs or Speaking Machines, invented by me, and having been informed that you claim certain rights touching the said agreement, I hereby notify you that the license therin contained has exprired for non-payment of royalties, and moreoever has been forfeited for violation of the provisions of the contract by the said Briggs and Jacques.##A copy of this letter wil be given to each of your officers to each member of your Board of Directors, and to both Mr. Briggs and Mr. Jacques. Respectuflly, Thomas A. Edison##[Attachment:] Has T.F. Co made any return during the month of April re sales of their articles##[Attachment Apparently list of Board members and addresses] Lowell C. Briggs Trustee Otis [Wild?] Trustee William W. Jacques Presdt Benjamin Steven Trustee Daniel [Gold?] Secy & Treas Herman Trost Trustee Lowell C. Briggs Esq William W. Jacques Trustee George A Alden Trustee William W. Jacques Esq R.M. Field Trustee #445 Beacon Stl Briggs Boston Museum Field 700 Devonshire St. Alden 11.20 87 Milk St [M.E Mutual Life Stevens 11.10 187 State St. H M Williams Weld 12.30 Herman Trost Envelope addressed: Hermon Trost,Trustee. Edison Phonograph Toy M;f;g. Co., 95 Milk St., Boston, Mass.

Author

Edison, Thomas Alva

Recipient

Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co

Trost, Herman

Mentioned

Briggs, Lowell C

Jacques, William White

Date

1889-05-02

Type

Letter

Subject

Contracts and other legal concerns

Patent assignments, licenses, and royalties

Talking doll

Folder ID

HM89-F

Microfilm ID

144:281

Document ID

HM89AAV

URL

https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/HM89AAV

Rights

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

License

CC0 1.0 Universal

Has Version

Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 144

Item sets

[HM89-F] Harry F. Miller File (1889)