Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) [Telegram to Wheeler McMillan]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05791.02 Author/Creator: Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) Place Written: Fort Meyers, Florida Type: Telegram Date: 20 February 1928 Pagination: 18 p. ; 23.4 x 14.6 cm. Order a Copy
Western Union telegram sent from Edison in Fort Meyers, Florida, to McMillan with the following information, "Farm and Fireside 250 Park Ave New York NY." Edison ends with, "Will see you anytime - T A Edison."
McMillan was an agrarian who founded the Farm Chemurgic Council with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Nobel Prize physicist Robert Milliken, to expand the market for agricultural products.
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