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Title

[LB006995], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Western Union, Norvin Green, April 3rd, 1880

Editor's Notes

I enclose herewith sketches makred No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5a No. 5b No. 6 No. 7A No. 7B No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 No. 11 No. 12 No. 13 No. 14 illustrating inventions of mine some of which in part and some in toto avoid the Page Patent. If the Page Patent is finally sustained in whole or in part some value will attach to them in so far as they may avoid such Patent to avoid it so far as sustained. I desire therefore to tender them to the Western Union Telegaph co upoin the following [next few words illegible on film but seems to ask that WU pay expenses for procuring patents] If the Page Patent be not finally sustained the Co. to be at no further expense therefor. If the Page Patent be finally sustained and value therefore attaches to them as above indicted they are to be considered as included in my contract with the Co. dated March 22d 1877 and a price is to be paid, to be then fixed under the providision of such contract. In the mean time the Co. is to have the [illegible on film] Further if before the final determination of the Patge Patent the Co should desire to assign the entire title by proper assignment I will make such assignment upon the determination and payment of a price in the way provided for in my contact witht he Co. That is to say a price to be agreed upon mutually or by arbitrators as provided. Please answer as to the acceptance by Yyour Company of these terms. [Note that the signed letter sent to Green seems to be in the WU Collection at the Smithsonian]

Author

Edison, Thomas Alva

Recipient

Western Union

Green, Norvin

Mentioned

Page, Charles Grafton

Date

1880-04-03

Type

Letter

Subject

Contracts and other legal concerns

Patent assignments, licenses, and royalties

Folder ID

LB006-F

Microfilm ID

80:514

Document ID

LB006995

URL

https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/LB006995

Rights

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Publisher

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

Has Version

Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 80

Item sets

[LB006-F] LB-006 (1880-1881)