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[E1226-F] (E-12-26) Charities and Loans

Title: [E1226-F] (E-12-26) Charities and Loans
Description: This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning Edison's charitable contributions, financial assistance, and donations of equipment. In addition to letters relating to Edison's donations to organizations such as the Young Men's Christian Association of the Oranges, the selected items include fund-raising appeals made on behalf Sarah Farmer, the daughter of electrical pioneer Moses G. Farmer. Also included is a letter from Andrew Phillips of Michigan, who worked with Edison as an itinerant telegrapher in Memphis.
Less than 1 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected letters consist primarily of requests for money. Many bear Edison's notation, "no ans."
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/E1226-F
Identifier: E1226-F
Type: Edison General File
Rights: Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of: Edison General File Series -- 1912
Alternative Title: (E-12-26) Charities and Loans
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 251

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