CYRUS W. FIELD - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 06/11/1888 - HFSID 156275
Manuscript Letter signed: "Cyrus W. Field", 1
p, 5½x9. New York, N.Y., 1888 June 11. On letterhead of the Washington
Building to H. Van der Linde, Brooklyn. In full: "Yours of 8th instant
received.…"
Sale Price $495.00
Reg. $600.00
Condition: Lightly creased, otherwise fine condition
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CYRUS FIELD. Manuscript Letter signed: "Cyrus W. Field", 1
p, 5½x9. New York, N.Y., 1888 June 11. On letterhead of the Washington
Building to H. Van der Linde, Brooklyn. In full: "Yours of 8th instant
received. If you will call some day about two o'clock to see me, I can give you
an interview of a few minutes. Yours faithfully". Cyrus West Field
(1819-1892), who amassed a fortune in the paper business, was chiefly
responsible for the laying of the first submarine telegraph cable between the
U.S. and Europe (1857-1866). In 1877, he resuscitated the New York City
elevated system, which had been founded in 1870. The first urban rapid
transit system in the U.S., it finally became popular in 1878. Lightly creased
and soiled. Otherwise, fine condition.
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