Herein are (pieces of) the minutes of a meetings of the Edison Phonograph Company, in which it is decided to strip Gilliland of his agency for the Company, and in which it is decided to pursue legal action against Gilliland and to suspend any payments to him. It is followed a contract with TAE giving him the authority stripped from Gilliland as sales agent for the company. He is charged to sell phonographs throughout the United States and Canada, appointing sub-agents. The contract sets the price of phonographs, the discount available to sub-agents, the profit to go to Edison, etc., and arbitration for disagreement between the different parties. "phono quantities"

Edison Phonograph Co

Edison, Thomas Alva

Batchelor, Charles

Randolph, John F

1888-09-11

1880-1889

Agreement

Sales and service

Manufacturing

Cylinder phonograph

HX88026

HX88

[HX88026], Agreement, Thomas Alva Edison, Edison Phonograph Co, September 11th, 1888

145:191

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

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