Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 to Edward P. Fry
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04503.06 Author/Creator: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 March 1870 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks Fry for sending a memorandum that proves that Morse was interested in having the government own the telegraph invention back in 1844. States that he made concessions to make it easier and less costly for the government but that they did not take advantage before the offer expired. Believes that this is now to his advantage and that it would not have been a good idea to have the government control the telegraph.
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