[LB008266], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Edmund H Carhart, May 19th, 1881
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[LB008266], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Edmund H Carhart, May 19th, 1881
Editor's Notes
I have your favour of 16th inst and am glad that you received the lamps in good order.##I read your article in the Evening Journal with great pleasure, the only error being as to my connection with the Edison Electric Light Coy. Instead of using me & my light for speculative purposes the course they have pursued has been most [observative. [--- -----] the original chandelier still have their [----] as out of 4800 ($48000) shares only about [113] have changed hands since the Company started. I am the largest shareholder & my fellow shareholders are for the most part Drexel Morgan & Co & their associates. What has caused me considerable annoyance & at times appeared to place me in a false position was the indiscrete publications by newspapers
Author
Recipient
Mentioned
Date
1881-05-19
Type
Folder/Volume ID
LB008-F
Microfilm ID
80:937
Document ID
LB008266
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University