Thomas A. Edison papers, 1860-1903

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Series II: Uncataloged legal documents and correspondence, 1860-1903



Box 2 James J. Clark: contract with Charrick Westbrook, 1860 July 28


Box 2 Frank H. Palmer: contract with Hiram O. Alden & Robert W. Russell, 1860 July 28


Box 2 Elisha Wilson: contract with the American Telegraph Company, 1863 January 21


Box 2 A.C. Goell: contract with the American Telegraph Company re: S.F.B. Morse et al. contract of 3 Sept 1849, 1863 June 03


Box 2 A.C. Goell: contract with the American Telegraph Company re: S.F.B. Morse contract of 4 April 1854, 1863 June 03


Box 2 A.C. Goell: contract with the American Telegraph Company re: S.F.B. Morse contract of 14 Aug 1855, 1863 June 03


Box 2 A.C. Goell: contract with the American Telegraph Company re: S.F.B. Morse contract of 4 Oct 1855, 1863 June 03


Box 2 A.C. Goell: contract with the American Telegraph Company re: S.F.B. Morse contract of 14 Oct. 1856, 1863 June 03


Box 2 James J. Clark: contract with the United States Telegraph Company, 1864 December 30


Box 2 United States Telegraph Company: contract with William P. Westervielt, 1865 February 01


Box 2 James J. Clark & Charrick Westbrook: affidavit, 1865 February 15


Box 2 James J. Clark & Charrick Westbrook: contract with the United States Telegraph Company, 1865 February 15


Box 2 Edward A. Calahan: contract with Martin V.B. Finch, 1867 April 05


Box 2 Elisha W. Andrews & George Conant: contract with The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1867 November 30


Box 2 Edward A. Calahan: contract with The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1867 December 28


Box 2 Milton F. Adams: contract with E. Baker Welch, 1868 December 05


Box 2 Elisha Gray: assignment of patent to George S. Kain, 1868 December 11


Box 2 Samuel S. Laws: five patent assignments to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company (5 contracts), 1869 October 05


Box 2 Milton F. Adams: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1869 November 22


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1869 December 04


Box 2 Henry W. Baker: patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Co., 1870 May 12


Box 2 Benjamin Collins: contract with George Conant, 1870 June 17


Box 2 Martin V.B. Finch & Edward A. Calahan; patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1870 June 18


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1871 June 29


Box 2 Frank L. Pope: patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Co., 1870 July 01


Box 2 George M. Phelps: patent assignment to The Western Union Telegraph Co., 1870 August 19


Box 2 Edward A. Calahan: contract with The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1870 September 13


Box 2 Edward A. Calahan: patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1870 September 13


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1870 September 26


Box 2 Pricilla W. Page (Mrs. Charles G.): contract with The Western Union Telegraph Company, 1871 January 09


Box 2 Pricilla W. Page (Mrs. Charles G.): patent assignment to the Western Union Telegraph Company, 1871 January 09


Box 2 Pricilla W. Page (Mrs. Charles W.): power of attorney to the Western Union Telegraph Company, 1871 January 09


Box 2 Benjamin Collins & George Conant: patent assignment to the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1871 January 16


Box 2 Theodore M. Foote et al.: patent assignment to Warren Ward et al., 1871 February 20


Box 2 Theodore M. Foote & Charles A. Randall: patent assignment to George J. Harris, 1871 June 16


Box 2 Theodore M. Foote & Charles A. Randall: patent assignment to Warren Ward et al., 1871 June 16


Box 2 E. Baker Welch: patent assignment to George Lee Anders, 1871 August 03


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1871 August 30


Box 2 The Western Union Telegraph Company: license to Elisha Gray & Enos M. Barton, 1871 November 20


Box 2 Henry Van Hoevenbergh: patent assignment to The Stock Telegraph Unison Company, 1872 January 17


Box 2 The Western Union Telegraph Company: license to Elisha Gray & Enos M. Barton, 1872 January 27


Box 2 George M. Phelps: patent assignment to The Western Union Telegraph Company, 1872 February 21


Box 2 Henry Van Hoevenbergh: patent assignment to Horace L. Hotchkiss, 1872 March 01


Box 2 Joseph B. Stearns: patent assignment to The Western Union Telegraph Company, 1872 March 22


Box 2 George Lee Anders: three patent assignments to E. Baker Welch, 1872 March 30


Box 2 George M. Phelps: patent assignment to The Western Union Telegraph Company, 1872 April 03


Box 2 The Stock Telegraph Unison Company: patent assignment to Henry Van Hoevenbergh, 1872 May 06


Box 2 Theodore M. Foote & Charles A. Randall: patent assignment to The Commercial Printing Telegraph Company, 1872 July 05


Box 2 George M. Phelps: patent assignment to The Western Union Telegraph Company, 1872 July 08


Box 2 Thomas Alva Edison: copy of patent assignments to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1872 October 30


Box 2 Thomas Alva Edison: list of patent assignments to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1872 November 08; 1873 February 18


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1872 December 14


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1873 March 21


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1875 March 23


Box 2 Thomas Alva Edison: list of contracts, 1875 December 02-1879 May 12


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1876 January 24


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1876 February 16


Box 2 Pierre A.J. Dujardin: patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1876 March 28


Box 2 Henry C. Nicholson: A.p.c.s.to Mary Nicholson (Mrs. Henry C.), 1876 July 14


Box 2 George Lee Anders: three patent assignments to E. Baker Welch, 1877 May 04


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1877 June 13


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1877 August 07


Box 2 Amos Emerson Dolbear: patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1877 October 10


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1877 November 28


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1878 February 09


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1878 April 24


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1878 May 16


Box 2 Thomas Alva Edison: copy of contract with The Western Union Telegraph Company, 1878 May 31


Box 2 Henry C. Nicholson: A.p.c.s.to Mary Nicholson (Mrs. Henry C.), 1878 October 10


Box 2 George Lee Anders: patent assignment to E. Baker Welch, 1878 October 31


Box 2 Thomas Alva Edison: copy of license from The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1879 January 31


Box 2 Thomas B. Doolittle: patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1879 June 14


Box 2 Amos Emerson Dolbear: patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1879 October 25


Box 2 Amos Emerson Dolbear: patent assignment to The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, 1879 November 04


Box 2 Henry C. Nicholson: A.l.s. to Mary Nicholson (Mrs. Henry C.) re: Thomas A. Edison, 1880 November 29


Box 2 Henry Baldwin, Jr.: A.l.s. to C.L. Buckingham, 1881 October 19


Box 2 The Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Company: corporate license from the State of Illinois, 1883 October 11


Box 2 George Putnam Smith: A.l.s. to J.R. Doolittle, 1884 February 15


Box 2 Edgar Allan: A.l.s. to J.R. Doolittle, 1884 March 31


Box 2 Edgar Allan: A.l.s. to J.R. Doolittle, 1884 May 08


Box 2 D.C. Taylor: A.p.c.s. to H.T. Kent, 1884 July 15


Box 2 Marcus S. Hopkins: T.l.s. to C.L. Buckingham, 1886 May 04


Box 2 Charles Benner: T.l.s. to Waller, Cooke, & Wagner, 1892 November 26


Box 2 William D. Guthrie: T.l.s. to William W. Cook, 1896 October 14


Box 2 Charles Steele: T.l.s. to William W. Cook, 1898 March 17


Box 2 William N. Cohen: T.l.s. to William W. Cook, 1899 January 05


Box 2 William N. Cohen: T.l.s. to William W. Cook, 1899 March 08


Box 2 Henry D. Hotchkiss: T.l.s. to William W. Cook, 1899 March 15


Box 2 William N. Cohen: T.l.s. to William W. Cook, 1899 May 17


Box 2 G. Sneath: Ms.l.s. to William W. Cook, 1903 September 11


Box 2 G. Sneath: Ms.l.s. to William W. Cook, 1903 September 18