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Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 [Expenditures for first telegraph between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04894 Author/Creator: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 31 March 1843 - 8 April 1843 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Records expenditures for many of the key components for the first telegraph line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. Entitled "United States in account with Samuel F. B. Morse." Includes traveling expenses, advertising, office supplies, salaries, and wire.

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872

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