Thomas Alva Edison, Example of his writing while working as a Morse telegrapher, 1868

Thomas Alva Edison, Example of his writing while working as a Morse telegrapher, 1868 This is the only original copy of Mr Edison’s writing while he worked as a Morse telegrapher, Boston, 1868 We have been driven to adopt this course, when it is proved that had we uniformly received courteous gentlemanly & humane treatment & been subjected to no tyrannical rules had the old standard of salaries been carefully maintained & some system of promotion established so that the for distant future we might see at least a single ray of hope there would have been no cause for complaint then I believe that other heads (Edison’s copy 1868) Specimen reserved by Donald McNicol, Historian, Telegraph pioneers Society Thomas A Edison Orange, N.J. August 15 1892. Writer Thomas Alva Edison Date written 1868 Paper x in x x in Pen Penmanship Style Collection Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park The Thomas Edison Papers, Rutgers University [1] Links Writing speed tests on Edison, The Medical Record, Vol 15, Jan 1879 - June 1879, New York: Wood & Co. 247. [2] for contemporaneous comparison, see mention of the speed of 1,292 words over five minutes for Graham phonography, The Student’s Journal, Vol. XVI, No. 11, November 1887, New York: Graham. 4. (258.4 words per minute) [3] speed comparisons, Gregg shorthand to Graham phonography [4] [5] File name Edison Thomas Alva 1847-001-001-001