[LB053613], Letter from John F Randolph to Thomas Alva Edison, August 15th, 1893
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Aug 15th, 1893 Thos A. Edison Esq 4142 Lake Avenue Chicago Ill. Dear Sir:- I beg to enclose you herewith dividend check No 172 from The Edison and Swan United Electric Light Co Limited of London for £1431-0-4. Please sign your name on the face of the check where I have written your name in pencil it should be written Thomas Alva Edison as the check is made out that way also please endorse it on the back as I have written in pencil and return to me and I will have Messrs Drexel Morgan and Co get us the money for it. I have the books at the Edison Works about finished to August 1-1893 and getting all the ork up as soon as possible. Yours truly John F. Randolph P.S. You in the above company 9038 shares at £ 5 per share and at par it would be worth about 2000,000. 00/100 Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Two Hundred Thousand Dollars