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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06329.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Samuel F. B. Morse to Mrs. M. Stuart sharing his faith in the success of the Atlantic telegraph despite gloomy prospects |
| Date | 18 August 1865 |
| Author | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Recipient | Stuard, Mrs. M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Gives the address of William Goodrich in Paris. Also encloses his photograph (not present). Replies to her request for his opinion on the Atlantic telegraph by saying "I have always had full faith in its final accomplishment; It is practicable, and therefore the demands of the world will eventually accomplish it." He has faith that it will be completed despite the current gloomy prospects. Addressed to Stuart in Abington, Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | Women's History Inventor Invention Telegraph Science and Technology |
| People | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) Stuart, Mrs. M. (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 |
| Related documents | Engraving of Samuel F. B. Morse |