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Letter from Samuel Insull to Thomas Alva Edison, July 13th, 1887

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Author(s)

Recipient(s)
Edison, Thomas Alva
Others Mentioned
Tesla, Nikola
Johnson, Edward Hibberd

Subject(s)

State and local government
Arc lighting
Manufacturing

Dated

1887-07-13 (1887)

Associated Images

2

Identifier

D8736ACX (legacy)

Rights

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

Citation “Letter from Samuel Insull to Thomas Alva Edison, July 13th, 1887,” Edison Papers Digital Edition, accessed January 16, 2021, http://edison.rutgers.edu/digital/document/D8736ACX.

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