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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04235 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1843 |
| Title | Samuel Morse to John Spencer concerning material for telegraph wires |
| Date | 13 June 1843 |
| Author | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Recipient | Spencer, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Writes to the Secretary of the Treasury about saving $920 in making telegraph wires with colored varnish instead of colored thread. Asks permission to sell the unnecessary colored thread. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Telegraph Finance Science and Technology Inventor |
| People | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) Spencer, John C. (John Canfield) (1788-1855) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Science, Technology, Invention |
| 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 |