[LB063648], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to General Electric Co, July 18th, 1899
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/LB063648
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July 18th, 1899. Genl. Electric Co., 44 Broad St., New York City. Dear Sirs- Yours of the 15th fully noted. Please ship me at the earliest possible moment, 2 one horsepower 115 bolt enclosed C.A. Motors, complete with automatic underload release starting rheostat, at $66.50 each boxed, F.O.B. Factory. Please arrange to have armature shaft extend three to five inches outside of bearing either side, so that we may put on our mechanism. If you can ship earlier than three weeks, we would greatly appreciate it. Yours very truly.