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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04236 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | Samuel Morse to E. H. Sanford regarding patent rights for the telegraph in Oregon and California |
| Date | 12 May 1854 |
| Author | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Recipient | Sanford, E. H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | States that Amos Kendall is his agent for the management of his telegraphic business and he cannot answer Sanford's inquiry about the sale of telegraph patent rights in Oregon and California until consulting with Kendall. Comments that he believes that no definite sale has been made yet but advises on Kendall's whereabouts and states he will send Sanford's letter to him. |
| Subjects | Business and Finance Patent Telegraph Science and Technology Inventor Finance |
| People | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) Sanford, E. H. (fl. 1854) Kendall, Amos (1789-1869) |
| Place written | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Science, Technology, Invention; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Morse is credited as one of the inventors of the electric telegraph and as the creator of Morse code. In 1838, he sent the first telegraphic message in the U.S. Six years later he famously sent another from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore saying "What hath God wrought!". He was also an accomplished artist and politician. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |