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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04650.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Spanning Decades |
| Title | Telegram message for Samuel Morse's coachman |
| Date | circa 1850-1859 |
| Author | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Note to be relayed to Morse's coachman informing that he will be arriving on the five o'clock train tonight. Written on stationery of the New York, Albany & Buffalo Telegraph Co. Gold envelope is printed with "Morse's American Telegraph, New-York, Albany and Buffalo Line." |
| Subjects | Travel Railroad Transportation Telegraph Inventor |
| People | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Place written | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Morse is credited with inventing the telegraph and Morse code. In 1844, he sent the first telegraphic message, from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. He was also an accomplished artist and politician. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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