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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02480.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Thomas Alva Edison to Friend Griffin ordering several motors and commenting on his financial situation |
| Date | 6 June 1893 |
| Author | Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Orders several motors. Comments on his financial situation, "I am poor and needy, so if you could manage to do a neat bit of philanthropy I would like to buy them at shop cost plus 10 percent profit." Written on stationary from the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison. One black and white bust engraving of Thomas Edison included. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology Progressive Era Invention Inventor Finance Charity and Philanthropy Poverty |
| People | Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) Griffin (fl. 1893) |
| Place written | Orange, New Jersey |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Industry; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |