[LB062055], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to General Electric Co, Joseph P Ord, October 8th, 1895
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Oct. 8th, 1895. J. P. Ord, Esq., General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Friend Ord:- The accounts of my royalty from Lamps under the contract have been sent to Schenectady. I haven’t been paid since last December, and need the money. Can you do anything towards expediting the matter? One Mr. Howell, at the Lamp Works, has been fit to make various malignant insinuations about the saving. If there ever was a straight and legitimate transaction this is one. I worked over a year on the various devices and they actually made the saving claimed, and a great deal more. After many years they do not appear to have required much invention, because they are so extremely simple, but the amount they do save could be easily ascertained by stopping their use. My contract is based on arbitration, and I am ready at any moment to submit this question to arbitrators. Anything you can do towards facilitating a speedy settlement will be appreciated by Yours very truly, [Thomas A Edison?]