This letterbook covers the period March 1898-January 1901. Most of the correspondence is by Francis R. Upton, sales agent for sand. The letters deal mainly with the marketing of sand. A few of the items pertain to exhibitions in New York and Philadelphia. One letter is a reminiscence by Upton of electric light experiments at Menlo Park in the late 1870s. There is also a letter regarding the use of storage batteries in automobiles. The front cover is marked "N. J. and Pa. Con. Works Sand Letters From - March 4, 1898 To - January 16, 1901." The book contains 494 numbered pages and a partial index. Only 6 letters have been selected.
[LM250231], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Charles Arthur Matcham, Lehigh Portland Cement Co, January 19th, 1899 1899-01-19
[LM250237], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Francis H Banks, February 1st, 1899 1899-02-01
[LM250240], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Walter Seeley Mallory, February 2nd, 1899 1899-02-02
[LM250248], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Electrical World, February 18th, 1899 1899-02-18
[LM250374], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Harry Scott Gay, November 6th, 1899 1899-11-06
[LM250416], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Thomas Alva Edison, March 22nd, 1898 1898-03-22