[MU033], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Elijah Wood Upton, November 2nd, 1879
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Title
[MU033], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Elijah Wood Upton, November 2nd, 1879
Editor's Notes
The electric light is looking up. We have had a fine burner made of a piece of carbonized thread which gave a light of two or three gas jets. Mr. Edison now proposes to give an exhibition of some lamps in actual operation. There is talk if he can show a number of lamps of organizing a large company with three or five millions capital to push the matter through. I have been offered $1,000 for five shares of my stock making at that rate what Edison gave me worth $7,400 a good years pay I think. Edison says the stock is worth a thousand dollars a share or more, yet he is always sanguine and his valuations are on his hopes more than on his realities. I am going to New York tomorrow early, to buy a few books and togo with Lizzie to see if we can get a girl.
Author
Recipient
Date
1879-11-02
Type
Folder/Volume ID
MU02-F
Microfilm ID
95:568
Document ID
MU033
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University