Title
Typescript copy of letter to J B Stearns from Wiliam Orton, sent to W H Preece
Reference
UK0108 NAEST 020/049
Date
1873-10-13
Scope and Content
Typescript copy of letter to J B Stearns from W Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company of the United States, written from New York, 24 September 1873. Sent to Preece by Stearns from London. Refers to the company's use of Stearns' duplex telegraph "which one would be unwilling to sell at any price." Gives information on the effect of the duplex system on the capacity of cables, financial benefits of using the system and its value to the company.
Physical description
Number of pieces: 1, Pages/folios: 1
Language
English.
Persons keyword
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open
Level of description
file
