[LB052386], Letter from North American Phonograph Co, Thomas R Lombard to Alfred Ord Tate, August 31st, 1891
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NORTH AMERICAN PHONOGRAPH CO., COPY. B. Jersey City, N. J. August 31st, 1891. A. O. Tate, Esq., Private Secretary of Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J. My dear Sir:- In further reply to your letter of the 18th instant, and also to that of the 27th, we beg to say that we have been at somewhat of a loss to know what the proper position of would be for us to take in regard to Mr. Edison making and selling musical records to our local agencies. We cannot see that he has either the right to make and sell the same directly to them or that they have the right to purchase directly from him; we however having in mind the pleasant relations existing between this Company and Mr. Edison and our desire to do everything that we can to meet his wishes, and with a view that this question can be ultimately settled together with such other matters as are to be arranged between us in the future, we have concluded to throw no impediment in the way of your doing this business and will give the necessary orders to the Works to supply blanks to you for the account of such companies as may request us to do for the making of duplicate records for them, this however to be without prejudice to whatever rights this Company may have in the premises. We will notify our local Companies at once of this fact and shall be pleased to do whatever we can for you in the matter. We will send with this, orders to the Works for such blanks as have already been ordered from us by our local Companies in connection with this business. Trusting that this will be satisfactory, we remain Yours very truly, (Signed) The North American Phono. Co., THOMAS R. LOMBARD, VICE-PRESIDENT.