[LB055340], Letter from Alfred Ord Tate to Thomas C Harris, February 1st, 1892
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B. Feb. 1st, 1892. Thos. C. Harris, Esq., Curator, State Museum, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir:- Mr. Edison has read your letter of 21st instant in regard to a jet of water being made to carry a current of high potential, and describing an experiment in that line conducted by you some ten years ago which was productive of much amusement. It is a strange coincidence, but Mr. Edison conducted an experiment in 1869, in the Round House of the C. & I. Railroad, exactly similar to the one that you describe. His experiment like your own was very successful and never failed to produce the desired effect. Thanking you for your letter, I am Yours very truly, [A. O. Tate?] Private Secretary.