Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931 [Contract between The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Shamokin, Pennsylvania and Thomas Alva Edison]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05971 Author/Creator: Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931 Place Written: Shamokin, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 4 May 1883 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 35.1 x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy
Also signed by members of the Edison Electric Illuminating Co., William H. Dougherty, President; John Mullen, Treasurer; and William Beury, Secretary. Signed as a witness by A. Robertson. Agreement to electrify the town of Shamokin, Pennsylvania. Edison agrees to furnish the town with a central station plant and a system of pole lines for $19,209. Details the payment arrangements. Notes dated 15 October 1883 and 25 October 1883 on pages two and three detail information on payments still due and payments made on the account.
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