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[LM112162], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to George Huntington Hartford, November 7th, 1889

Title: [LM112162], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to George Huntington Hartford, November 7th, 1889
Editor's Notes: [written by Kennelly; signed by TAE] G. H. Hartford Esq. Mayor City of Orange [Orange,] 7th Nov: 89 Dear Sir I am desirous of erecting a line o telegraph poles 150 feet apart from the corner of the Phonograph Factory peroperty along the [eastern?] side with Washington St. These poles will carry four wires for an experiment on the track of the Orange Cross Town R.R. Co and at the conclusion of the experiment the poles will be removed and the ground levelled to its previous condition. Under these circumstances I beg to apply for your approval of the erection of the line, and I remain Dear Sir Yours Faithully Thomas A Edison
Author: Edison, Thomas Alva
Recipient: Hartford, George Huntington
Mentioned: Edison Phonograph Works; Orange Crosstown and Bloomfield Railway Co
Date: 1889-11-07
Type: Letter
Subject: State and local government; Research and development; Electric traction
Folder ID: LM112-F
Microfilm ID: 109:371
Document ID: LM112162
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/LM112162
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
License: CC0 1.0 Universal
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 109

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