[LB024230], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to J M Sears, March 21st, 1887
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- Title
- [LB024230], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to J M Sears, March 21st, 1887
- Editor's Notes
- I must apologize for the unavoidable delay which has occurred in answering your letter of 11th inst. ## The Ore Miling Company was organized for the purpose of providing funds to conduct certain experiments in the seperation of Ores and these experiments are still in progress. ## Following is an extract from the Annual Report of the Company filed on 19th of Jan last. ## "The assets of the company consist of 430 shares of its own stock in the measuring of the company letters patent and contracts and machinery of the value of about $1000. The existing debts of the company do not exceed $5000 for money expended for its use and for {illegible} performed and for machiney supplied" The affairs of the company are at present in a wholly experimental state and the value of the stock will of course {illegible} upon the results attained. ## This being the case it is not for {illegible} for me to set a price upon the stock at present there having been no recent sales within my {illegible} nor can I say what its future value may be. ## Any other information you desire I will be glad to furnish.
- Author
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Recipient
- Sears, J M
- Mentioned
- Edison Ore Milling Co Ltd
- Date
- 1887-03-21
- Type
- Letter
- Subject
- Financial operations (companies and organizations)
- Stocks, bonds, and investments
- Ore milling and separation
- Folder ID
- LB024-F
- Microfilm ID
- 138:65
- Document ID
- LB024230
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 138
- Item sets
- [LB024-F] LB-024 (Feb-June 1887)