Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 to Edward P. Fry

GLC04503.07

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GLC#
GLC04503.07-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 14, 1870
Author/Creator
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872
Title
to Edward P. Fry
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Complains about mail he has sent that has failed to reach its destination, including a recent letter to Fry. Includes a transcript of the earlier note that was never received in which he thanks Fry for information sent to him proving that Morse was interested in having the government purchase the telegraph invention back in 1844 (see GLC04503.06 for original letter).

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