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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04234 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1844 |
| Title | Statement Showing expenditures on account of the Magnetic Telegraph |
| Date | 1 January 1844 |
| Author | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Details the amount of money drawn from the Treasury, expenditure, and the balance left for the magnetic telegraph. Morse signed as Superintendent of the Electro Magnetic Telegraph. Entire right edge of paper is damaged with paper loss. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Telegraph Finance Science and Technology Inventor |
| People | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| 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 |