[LB055199], Letter from Charles J Reed to Thomas Alva Edison, January 18th, 1892

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Title

[LB055199], Letter from Charles J Reed to Thomas Alva Edison, January 18th, 1892

Date

1892-01-18

Type

Folder/Volume ID

LB055-F

Microfilm ID

143:41

Document ID

LB055199

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
 

Transcription

COPY. B.
Orange, N. J.,
Jan. 18th, 1892.
T. A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N. J.,
My dear Sir:-
Enclosed I send you a copy of patent No. 213,598 issued March 25th, 1879 to Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr., which now belongs to me. You will see from the specification and especially from claim No. 2 that you are directly infringing this patent. It is not my desire to cause you any trouble or inconvenience; but there are many other persons who are also infringing this patent and whom I intend to prosecute. As your machines are the most direct infringement, being built almost exactly on the specification of the Wheeler patent, I am advised as a matter of expediency to bring my first suit against you. I dislike very much to bring a legal action against one whom I esteem so highly and with whom I have enjoyed such friendly relations. For this reason I endeavored to see you and lay before you the history of the whole matter, explaining how I came to purchase the patent to avoid infringing it myself, feeling confident that we could settle the matter out of court, in a manner that would not only be amicable but satisfactory even to yourself. I made no less than six different trips to your laboratory to see you, but have been unable to find you. As the patent in question has only a little over four year to run, I have no time to lose and as a last resort I take this method of notifying you of your infringement.
I still believe that if we were to talk this matter over it could be settled as indicated above and I invite you to a conference. Unless I hear from you at an early date (within 10 days), I shall infer that you challenge me to a legal proceeding.
I remain with respect and esteem,
Yours very truly,
C. J. REED.
(SIGNED)
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