This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the Western Union Telegraph Co., which controlled many of Edison's telegraph patents after 1874. The correspondents include William Orton, president of Western Union until his death in 1878, and George B. Prescott, who served as chief electrician of Western Union from 1870 until 1882. In addition to the correspondence, there are agreements, accounts (1875-1876), payrolls (1875-1876), and a sample telegraph form.
All of the documents have been selected. They appear in the following order: correspondence and agreements, accounts, payrolls, form.
[D7520A], Letter from George Bartlett Prescott to Thomas Alva Edison, August 10th, 1875 1875-08-10
[D7520B], Agreement, Western Union, Thomas Alva Edison, November 27th, 1875 1875-11-27
[D7520C], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to William Orton, November 27th, 1875 1875-11-27
[D7520D], Agreement, Western Union, Thomas Alva Edison, William Orton, December 14th, 1875 1875-12-14
[D7520D1], Agreement, Thomas Alva Edison, Western Union, December 14th, 1875 1875-12-14
[D7520E], Letter from William Orton to George May Phelps, December 16th, 1875 1875-12-16
[D7520F], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to William Orton, December 29th, 1875 1875-12-29
[D7520F1] Report, 1875-1876 1875-1876
[D7520F2] Payroll Record, 1875-1876 1875-1876
[D7520G], Telegram, 1875 1875-00-00