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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04650.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Samuel Morse's introduction for Mrs. Alfred Vail |
| Date | 14 June 1871 |
| Author | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | General introduction to "any of my friends with whom she may meet" for the widow of his colleague in telegraph business, Alfred Vail. Mrs. Vail was visiting Europe with her family. Notes Alfred Vail's authorship of an early history of the telegraph and comments, " ... to him belongs the credit of the first attempts to collate the facts bearing upon the invention." |
| Subjects | Children and Family Telegraph Invention Inventor Science and Technology Women's History Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) Vail, Alfred (1807-1859) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Children & Family; Science, Technology, Invention; Women in American History |
| 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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