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THOMAS A. EDISON PAPERS

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1883. Electric Light - Foreign ~ United Kingdom - General (D-83-038)

This folder contains Correspondence, agreements, reports, and other documents relating to the Edison electric light system in the United Kingdom. Among the correspondents are Arnold White, secretary of the Edison Electric Light Company, Ltd., and H. S. Trehearne, acting secretary of the company. Some of the documents deal with the merger of Edison's company with the Swan United Electric Light Company, Ltd. in October 1883, Related material can be found in the Records of the Edison Electric Light Company, Ltd. (Company Records Series), Several documents in this folder are partially illegible because of water damage.

Approximately 70 percent of the documents have been filmed. The following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine Correspondence regarding accounts, orders, and shipments of goods; correspondence confirming cable messages; duplicate copies of selected documents; copies of cable messages filmed in Letterbooks, LM-001 and LM-002 (Letterbook Series).

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_18T JANUARY, 1383. ; arian i

MY. DEAR INSULL, A; HAVE YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER THE 20TH’ AND AM MUCH 0 sabee bata ear, a : ee , a ,

“8LIGED FOR IT, J HAD A VERY BAD TIME COUING OVER, SUFFERING FROM

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STONE IN THE BILSARY DUCTS AND FOR THREE RE? t Ae IN AGONY DAY AND : rn Corer re ree =f :

NIGHT AND CONDE THE EN meee OF OPIUM an MOBPHERS t ARRUYEO-4N LON= ' 9 Peay

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EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAVE GONE TO THE Devil WHILE 1 WAS AWAY, BUT THE neve ie ch, TONIC OF WY. vieiT To AMERICA WILL. 4 HAVE ‘No oust ENABLE ME TO (Place WATTERS MORE IN Acconnance WITH THE IDEAS OF. You PEOPLE OVER THERE, al BHALL HOPE To SEE-MR, MACHARDY AND GIVE HIM A MORE A-

~GREEABLE IMPRESSION THAN HE. APPEARS TO HAVE OBTAINED ON HIG LAST visit HERE.

CAPTAIN SHAW 18 GETTING OUT OF HIS SHARES AND THERE 18 A a PRETTY WHOLESOME FUNK ESTABLISHED ALL ROUND. -EVERY LETTER | HAVE WRIT= “TEN TO AMERICA AND EVERY LETTER -I SHALL WRITE WILL CONTAIN ONE REQUEST

AND. THAT $8 THAT. MR, EDI GON WILL. REVEAL As QUICKLY. AS POSSIBLE -THE EXACT

NATURE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND FURNISH us WITH THEM, AS. THE CRY FOR RE-

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THE COURSE oF A WEEK OR TEN DAYS FROM THis TIME -§. SHALL BE ABLE TO AN~

EDISON SYBTEM EXCEPT MYSELFE AND THE GAME 18 A veERY UPHILL ONE,

YOURS VERY TRULY,

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ALL LETTERS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY.

74, Coleman Street,

London, E.C.,__LL1-7H_atANUARY,.._.1883,_

MY DEAR INSULL,

“THE FIRST DAY | WAS IN NEW YORK EDISON SENT OFF A NOTE To ‘SOMEBODY AT THE MACHINE WORKS ASKING HIM’ TO COUPLE UP AN a MACHINE wits AN ARMINGTON ENGINE SO THAT THE NUMRER OF REVOLUTIONS SHOULD NOT

BE MORE THAN ABOUT 500. t ASKED YOU TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP HIS NoTe

¥ “IN ORDER THAT I MIGHT BRING 1T HOME, THE SCOTCH ENGINEERS ARE NOW GROWL~ } tn : ¥ “sING AT THE AMOUNT OF STEAM USED BY THE BROTHERHOON ENGINE, 1 AM VERY “7 ANXLOUS TO GAAS SOON AS POBSIBLE EXACTLY WHAT IT 18 THAT (8 DONE IN. CS

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MACHINE WITH AN ENGINE RUNNING AT A SMALLER NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS. YOURS VERY TRULY, ;

SAMUEL INSULL ESQ., _ 65, FIFTH AVENUE,

NEW YORK, U.S. Ae

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THE SECRETARY. 74, Coleman Street,

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THH SEHORETARY, 74, Coleman Street,

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T. AVEDISON ESQ. ;

fad “O55 FIFTH AVENUE, - i ; A ‘NEW YORK. ) send Ge, i lea y I” BEG TO CONFIRM CABLEGRAMS AS FOLLOWS 3 ~ \ FROM ¥OU 3isT: JANUARY, \ i Bd y ; : i fc i lei AIP CENTRAL STATION ARMINGTON SATURDAY ANSWER, '! | v Ka ines | pee Ok Nanton: - * TO Vou 3ist JANUARY.

TTARE YOU .D1GCARDING ‘ARMINGOTONS. IN CENTRAL STATION.'!

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“IN Your CENTRAL STAT CON. AND REVERTED To THE PORTER=ALLEM: BECAUDE

3 CA% FHE EACROB IVE, WEAR OF THE FORMER, .MACH UNE. . ON RECEIVING: FROM you “we e

(a eerone YOUR CABLE OF YANDARY 3ory AS FOLLOWS:~ '' CAN SHIP CENTRAL ST AT LON ARM INGTON SATURDAY ANQWERT! WE THOUGHT: IT BETTER TO caBLe THE Next DAY "*ARE YOU DISCARDING ARMINGTONS #N CENTRAL STATUON'' TO.WwHEOH WE Have Now RECEIVED THE REPLY. "CERTAINLY: NoT.'' AS Me JOHNSON. W 1h BE HERE tN A MEEK TB CT oe WE HAVE THOUGHT. 37 SETTER TO AWAIT-HIB ARRIMAL

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This Ton TRANONIZS ond a pEnrvEns messages: Soniye on pondlttons limiting its ability whist lave been assented to by the anes OF the followt: casa : rors ane usrdod bonly by Beavers oO messago back to the sending station for comparison, and tho company will not or ftsolt liable. irae sane mas ne cing th nema dutivery of. nropente Mossage ft ni

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* ALL LETTERS . TO BE ADDRESSED To . 74, Coleman Street,

THE SECRETARY.

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Telaphone No. 946,

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ORETARY. cana 74,.Coleman Street,

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OUTY OF £50 TOGETHER ITH a OTHER’ CHARGES. “ON THIS ‘PATENT “AND ON NO. !

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To Nouman Carrrat— . £ os dd ‘ 50,000 A Sharos of £10 cach ., oe oe ne e ae -+ 600,000 0 0 50,000 B Shares of £10 cach aoe

1,000,000 0 0 Of which thero haye been issued ae AShares £6 paid. 0,000 B Shares issued to, T. A. “Raison, ion rit) paid, as per Contra. :

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To Sunpry Crepirors

5,297 17 6

To Revenve. Balance as per annexed Account .. : Less Interest at 6 o/o por annum paid on A Shares on 20th October,

1882, for Half-yoar ending 15th Soptembor, 1882 .: 2,500 0 0

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100,000 0 0

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By Parents anp | Prennunany Oumay, Lhe Cosr op Parents 8 23% ¥"

10,000«B, Shares -issuéd' to T. A. Edison in part purchase of his Patont Rights under clause 10 of the Agreomont of 18th February, 1882 .. a

Sundry Expenditure prior to the formation of the Company by tho proprictors, of the Edison

Electric Light System, (being” jdt of the amount °

payablo in cash for Patents and Plant)’.

argos, Patent Duty, and other oxpongos inourred sinco, in connection with tho Patents and their transfer, &0, ..

Pretmoanary Ovrnay— Logal ee in formation and rogistration of

Law

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Holborn. PVinduot Installation, cost. ‘of Buildings, . Plant, Wages and ASAOADNE, less Rents received.

Expenditure in oxhibiting at Crystal’ Palaco. ond elsowhore, including gratuities and feos .. te

Advortising, Stamps, Stationery, &o. .. wee

Proportion of Offico Ronts, Rates, Taxes, &.

Legal Exponses in connection with tho formation of . District Companies, tho Electric Lighting Bill, and'tho obtaining of Provisional Ordors .

Leas—

Proportion of £13,000 received in cash from the

Manchester and District Edison Electric Light Company, Limited

- 10,000 B Shares in tho’ samo “Company takon