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  • Title
    Draft letter W F Cooke to Professor Wheatstone
  • Reference
    UK0108 SC MSS 007/II/098
  • Date
    1842-12-19
  • Scope and Content
    Has signed lease for telegraph line from the Great Western Railway Company, and will start work next Monday. Wants Wheatstone to sign an agreement to join him in the enterprise or to sign up to leave Cooke exclusive rights to the telegraph between London and Windsor. Still hopes that Wheatstone will join him in what he is sure will be a profitable exercise, and wants Wheatstone's £200 before the first of January.
  • Physical description
    Number of pieces: 1, Pages/folios: 3 pp
  • Language
    English
  • Persons keyword
    Great Western Railway Company, Wheatstone Sir Charles
  • Subject
    Paddington Station, Slough
  • Conditions governing access
    Open access
  • Level of description
    file
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