[LB050431], Letter from Henry Wehle to Thomas Alva Edison, July 21st, 1891
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HENRY WEHLS, Counsellor at Law, Pulitzer Building, Room 73 NEW YORK. Copy. New York, July 21, 1891. Thomas A. Edison, Esq., Menlo Park N.J. Dear Sir:- Mr. Oesterreicher, a program plate maker at 76 Beekman Street, was victimized by a Miss McRea through the use of your name. Miss McRea has an office in the World Building and publishes a paper called the Phonograph. She represented to Mr. Oesterreciher that you and several Companies who are exploiting your invention and supporting the paper and either were then or were about to become interested in the ownership of the paper. Through these representations she obtained from Mr. Oesterreicher, work amounting to about thirty-five dollars. On behalf of Mr. Oesterreicher I would desire to ask the question whether you know this lady at all and what if any right she had to make use of your name in connection with the said paper Mr. Oesterreicher is in indigent circumstances and can ill afford to lose his money and as Miss McRae is unwilling to pay her bill Mr. Oresterreicher would feel grateful for your reply which will enable him to ascertain whether Miss McRea started out with the intention to cheat him or not. Very respectfully yours, (Signed) HENRY WEHLE.