[LB061401], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Charles Henry Coster, January 25th, 1895
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Title
[LB061401], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Charles Henry Coster, January 25th, 1895
Author
Recipient
Date
1895-01-25
Type
Subject
Folder/Volume ID
LB061-F
Microfilm ID
143:724
Document ID
LB061401
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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Transcription
Jany [25th?] 1895
C H Coster Esq
[24?] Wall Street
New York
Friend Coster:-
I have invented a system of converting one Railway telegraph circuit into two independent circuits, which is different from the Duplex and Quadruplex as [illegible text] Station cannot be used with these systems and even the terminals are not independent.
The system has the “peculiarity” that it will work when the poles are all blown down and Morse useless The system is in use on the Penna R.R. Cy. ([nine wires?]) Illinois Central R.R, Chesapeake and Ohio, B and O, Kansas City Ft. Scott and Memphis R.R New York New Haven and Hartford, Lehigh Valley and other railroads
I only charge a small royalty to keep me in [illegible text]. If not inconsistent with your plan of life would you give me a letter introducing my Agent to Mr [Baldwin?] of the Southern Railroad Company stating I have the aforesaid [illegible text] and want to [illegible text] without expense to them a sample [illegible text] so they can [illegible text] if its of any value to them
Yours very truly,
[Thos. A. Edison?]
C H Coster Esq
[24?] Wall Street
New York
Friend Coster:-
I have invented a system of converting one Railway telegraph circuit into two independent circuits, which is different from the Duplex and Quadruplex as [illegible text] Station cannot be used with these systems and even the terminals are not independent.
The system has the “peculiarity” that it will work when the poles are all blown down and Morse useless The system is in use on the Penna R.R. Cy. ([nine wires?]) Illinois Central R.R, Chesapeake and Ohio, B and O, Kansas City Ft. Scott and Memphis R.R New York New Haven and Hartford, Lehigh Valley and other railroads
I only charge a small royalty to keep me in [illegible text]. If not inconsistent with your plan of life would you give me a letter introducing my Agent to Mr [Baldwin?] of the Southern Railroad Company stating I have the aforesaid [illegible text] and want to [illegible text] without expense to them a sample [illegible text] so they can [illegible text] if its of any value to them
Yours very truly,
[Thos. A. Edison?]