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Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to William Orton, February 15th, 1876

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Author(s)

Edison, Thomas Alva

Recipient(s)
Orton, William
Others Mentioned
Western Union
Phelps, George May
Prescott, George Bartlett

Subject(s)

Patent application
Multiple telegraphy (duplex, quadruplex)
Telegraphy, acoustic

Dated

1876-02-15 (1876)

Associated Images

2

Identifier

X099AC (legacy)

Rights

NMAH Archives Center

Publisher

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

Citation “Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to William Orton, February 15th, 1876,” Edison Papers Digital Edition, accessed December 11, 2019, http://edison.rutgers.edu/digital/document/X099AC.

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