[LB039027], Letter from Thomas Maguire (Edison Employee) to Thomas Butler, March 23rd, 1890
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/LB039027
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March 23, 1890. Mr. Thomas Butler, No. 44 Wall Street, New York City. Dear Sir:- Mr. Tate has handed to me the enclosed bundle of papers, with the request that I return them to you with a statement from myself. Your memorandum to Mr. Insull dated February 24th, 1890, indicates quite clearly that the telephone message which was transmitted from your office February 21st, and to which I took exception, was intended for the Laboratory, and not for me personally. This being the case, my letter of 22nd of February, addressed to yourself, should never have been written. and I have been convinced of its impropriety and now desire to withdraw it. The remarks contained in the document in question reflecting upon yourself, were written under a misapprehension, in a parenthesis of anger, when reason had struck a wrong scent, and I concede that there was no justification for them. From the papers sent you herewith I have extracted the offending epistle, in the belief that it is the proper thing to do, and I regret exceedingly any annoyance which it may have caused you. An acknowledgement of this communication in the shape of a declaration from yourself to the effect that you are perfectly satisfied with my action in the matter (or if not, indicating what it lacks to render to you so) would I think, be a good ending to a most unfortunate squabble which should never have occurred, and would be received with much satisfaction byy Yours truly, Thos. Maguire