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Speaks generally of a [the---] a management, but not in my [opinion] with sufficient definition [---] to prevent you from obtaining [orders], which, while somewhat [---]##I have put the sketch into Mathis' hands for drawing.##Mathis getting [---] all his sketches, tracings, drawings &c for me. I have had in mind for several days the suggestion that all tracings should be [---] to you (and kept by me) whether [--] cases prepared by Major Wilbur or myself. In this connectin, I have several small matters to tell you or Mr Insull, which will keep until next week.##The railway cases we will go at immediately. I have spent the afternoon at the Aster Library and Cooper Union looking up [early] English publications of Siemens in regard to railways. I can find no lecture or paper by Siemens. The most important publications I have found are in Nation [---] but in the [P----] of Sep [16] The latter is a [----p] in one of your books. It is quite [full] and knocks the broad claims of Siemens. It does not describe however [many features] [---] by Siemens [---] the use of the ordinary rails [---] for conductors and the in[---tion] of the locomotive wheels on one side from those on the other, the motor being connected with both sets of wheels. If we can find any [papers] from Siemens however I have no doubt it will have [s---] patents also. The Electrician & [finances] not find either at the Astor or [paper]. If you have [st--] the [---] it might be well to have Johnny look through"},{"label":"Author","value":"Dyer, Richard Nott"},{"label":"Recipient","value":"Edison, Thomas Alva"},{"label":"Mentioned","value":["Siemens, Werner von","Insull, Samuel"]},{"label":"Date","value":"1882-02-04"},{"label":"Type","value":"Letter"},{"label":"Subject","value":["Newspapers, books, other publications","Patent infringement","Electric traction"]},{"label":"Folder/Volume ID","value":"LB011-F"},{"label":"Microfilm ID","value":"81:317"},{"label":"Document ID","value":"LB011214"},{"label":"URL","value":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/LB011214"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Thomas Edison National Historical Park"},{"label":"Publisher","value":"Thomas A. 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