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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06328 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1837 |
| Title | Samuel Finley Morse to Catherine A. Pattison regarding his progress with the telegram |
| Date | 27 August 1837 |
| Author | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Recipient | Pattison, Catherine A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions visiting Boston, Plymouth, and Cape Cod where he made a search for the relics of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims. Updates her on the progress of the telegraph. Reports that the telegraph is testing well but expresses some anxiety over being beaten to the punch. " ... I have reason to fear that other nations will have taken the hint, and will rob me both of the credit and the profit." Mentions what is being printed in journals about the issue. Comments on visiting her and tells her he loves receiving her letters. Discusses the works of Hannah More, an English evangelical writer and proclaims his views on religion. Separate address leaf page. |
| Subjects | Women's History Inventor Invention Telegraph Science and Technology Foreign Affairs Religion Woman Author Immigration and Migration Global History and Civics |
| People | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) Pattison, Catherine A. (fl. 1837) More, Hannah (1745-1833) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Women in American History; Religion; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| 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 | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |