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  • Morgan 0035

    measure rewarded, for by straining every part of my machinery to
    the utmost I shall be able to reach what I consider almost the
    maximum possible performance with the power available - a rate of
    energy delivery of ten millions of horse-power - more than twice
    that of the entire Falls of Niagara. Thus the waves generated by
    my transmitter will be the greatest spontaneous manifestation of
    energy on Earth. I believe I have told you in a previous letter,
    that in my system the strongest effect is produced at a point dia-
    metrically opposite the transmitter which, in this instance, is
    situated a few hundred miles off the western coast of Australia.
    The waves will be weakest in the countries which are at a dis-
    tance of about 6000 miles from here. It will be possible, however,
    to use the transmitter so that its effect will be exactly(underlined) equal
    over the whole surface of the globe, but then it will be compara-
    tively feeble, though the variation of potential will amount to
    fifty volts or more.
    3. It is now imperative to provide facilities for manu
    facturing great numbers of receiving apparata. These will be in-
    expensive, and there is virtually no limit to the number which I
    can operate from my plant. They could be placed wherever desired
    and could be actuated simultaneously or separately. For this pur-
    pose it would be necessary to connect the plant by wires with the
    New York Telegraph and Cable Offices. At first, of course, the
    repies would have to come through artificial channels, but if
    agreements were entered into with Cable Companies the scheme would
    be very profitable to all concerned for the following reasons:
    a) revenue would be provided by charging for the wire-
    less messages; b) the existing lines would have more to do; c) the
    public would be benefitted by increased convenience and cheapening
    of the rates, and d) there would be no opposition and friction.
    4. Since your departure for Europe, Mr. Morgan, I have
    had time to reflect and to get a better knowledge of the importance
    and scope of your work, and I now see that you are no longer a man,
    but as a principle and that every spark of your vitality must be
    preserved for the good of your fellowmen. I have therefore given
    up the hope that you might aid me in establishing a manufacturing
    plant, which would enable me to reap the fruit of my labors of many
    years. But some ideas which I have not simply conceived -but
    worked out- are of such great consequence that I honestly believe
    them to deserve your attention. If you should wish it, I shall
    submit them to you, and in this hope I inclose a copy of an appli-
    cation filed by me in the U. S. Patent Office on the 16th of May,
    1900. A perusal of the paragraph on page 4 may convince you that
    what I contemplate are not the unrealizable projects of a visionary,
    but rational undertakings of an engineer.

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    Comment


    • Just caught up with Michel....

      G Scherff 0201-0300


      Ernst.

      Comment


      • In our last episode of the G Scherff files we saw that Mr. Uhlman, the faithful instrument maker of Mr. Tesla, was diagnosed with consumption.
        Will he recover?
        Will he return?
        Find out in the next episode of our series.
        Better still, read ahead and transcribe a few files.

        Thanks again, Jeff, for the Morgan files!

        Ernst.

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        • A photo restoration expert could really help out with some of these. Thank you Ernst for providing this!

          Morgan 0036

          ____ of a factory with modern tools ______
          ____ all the energy I could spare to this, and I
          have originated a plan which has a fair chance of being put through.
          I only need your kind approval, assuring you that whatever attitude
          you may take, I have no greater desire than to prove myself worthy
          of your confidence, and that to have had bad relations, however ____
          ____ with so great and noble a man as you will ever be for me one
          of the most gratifying experiences and most highly prized ____
          times of my life.
          With these sentiments and awaiting your ____, I am
          as ever
          Yours most _______

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          • Morgan 0037

            New York, Sep. 17, 1902.

            Dear Mr. Morgan:-
            Complying at the earliest possible moment with your wish,
            I forward under inclosure: 1) a brief descriptive of the inventions
            to be introduced, outlining a plan proposed and accompanied by list
            of patents; 2) a few of my patent specifications with technical
            comments; and 3) copy of letter to the subscribers, to whom similar
            papers are to be submitted.
            I scarcely need to say that none of those who are ready to
            take part in the enterprise and who are all people of high standing
            knows of your interest, and that all pertaining to this transaction
            will remain among friends, strictly private.
            As the Nikola Tesla Company, the owner of the patents,
            has incurred great expenses in perfecting the inventions, and as
            under this plan it would receive no reinbursement, it is proposed
            to sell a part of the bonds received by the Company for cash. I
            have thought it my duty to make the prospective subscribers under-
            stand this and no objection has been raised. This will enable me
            to refund the sum which you have in a generous spirit advanced,
            ans as to your share in the whole property, it will be left entire-
            ly to yourself.
            Of my own interest I intend to give away one quarter to
            an associate, in whose ability and integrity I believe, and who is
            to unite all of his energies with mine, to bring to the greatest
            possible success this undertaking, in which our honor will be en-
            gaged.
            Hoping that there is nothing in this of which you would
            not approve, and assuring you of my deepest respect and gratitude,
            I remain, as ever

            Yours most faithfully,

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            • Morgan 0038

              (letterhead) New York, Sept 24th, 1902

              Nikola Tesla, Esq.,
              46 East Houston Street, New York.

              Dear Mr. Tesla:-
              Will you kindly drop in and see me in the nest day or two about
              the matter concerning which you wrote Mr. Morgan.

              Yours very Truly,
              (signed) Charles Steele
              __________________________________________________ ____
              Morgan 0039

              (letterhead) New York, October 21st, 1902

              Nikola Tesla, Esq.,
              46 East Houston Street, New York.

              Dear Mr. Tesla:-
              I understand the plan of your proposed electrical company to be
              as follows:
              The company is to acquire all your patents of which you spoke
              to me and will be capitalized as follows:

              Bonds, $5,000,000
              Preferred stock, 2,500,000
              Common stock, 2,500,000

              It is intended that the company should go into the manufacture
              of the various devices covered by your patents and for this purpose it is
              proposed to raise a working capital of $2,500,000 by the sale of bonds
              $2,500,000, preferred stock, $1,250,000, common stock, $1,250,000. The
              present Tesla Company, which includes yourself and associates, is to re-
              ceive 40% of the new capitalization, via:

              $2,000,000 bonds
              1,000,000 preferred stock
              1,000,000 common stock,

              so that there will remain in the treasury of the new company,

              $500,000 unissued bonds,
              250,000 preferred stock,
              250,000 common stock.

              I understand your suggestion to be that of the securities which
              go to yourself and associates, a certain amount will be used to provide

              (continued in Morgan 40)

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              • Morgan 0040

                Nikola Tesla, Esq.,

                cash required to reimburse the expenses which have been made to you and
                the balance will be divided among yourself and associates.
                I have discussed the suggestion with Mr. Morgan and it is in
                substance agreeable to him. As to the amount which he should receive
                out of the balance of securities remaining after providing for reinburse-
                ment of advances, he does not understand the facts fully enough to decide.
                If as he understands the principle patents to be acquired by the company
                are those in which he hold an interest of 51% he thought that possibly
                it would be fair to give him about one-third of the securities.
                I would be glad to know what you think of this.

                Yours faithfully,
                (signed) Charles Steele

                Comment


                • here is the Morgan story through the eyes of Marc J. Seifer. He has also read the letters and collected some other information on the circumstances at those times.
                  It is a good read. Yet he portrays Tesla as very naive. (in my eyes)
                  The fact that Tesla saw that Morgan orchestrated the panic on the stock market proves to me that Tesla was not that naive at all. On the other hand reading his letters to Morgan, they could certainly be interpreted as rather naive.
                  Tesla must also have understood why his lab went up in flames in 1895 and that by giving Morgan a controlling interest in his patents, that would simply mean the end of it.
                  The 150K Tesla got from Morgan was "small change" to Morgan who was worth well over a billion around that time (roughly twice the microschoft (Dutch joke, sorry) Bill G. in todays money).
                  Also it is remarkable that Tesla briefly mentions the generation of power in a letter to Morgan which, if you read "the problem of increasing human energy" and his auto-biography (be careful not to read the version with the hideous new-age style additions!!!), has been the focus of Tesla's work since 1888. Distribution and messaging was not even completely worked out in 1900, as you can read in the LI notes.
                  Well since we can no longer ask him, some questions will always remain.

                  Oh well,....
                  in Morgan 35, Tesla refers to a patent. I have looked it up and added its name and number as a footnote.
                  I want to do the same in the G. Scherff files, where Tesla refers to his friend J.J.A., that is John Jacob Astor, founder of the Waldorf-Astoria.
                  I will upload new versions very soon.


                  Ernst.

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                  • Morgan 0042

                    New York, April 8th, 1903

                    Dear Mr. Morgan:-
                    I would respectfully report, that I have secured xxxxxx
                    U.S. Patents on the important principle repeatedly referred to in
                    my previous letters to you. There were four contestants in the
                    Patent Office, but all were late and my broad claims have been
                    granted in their entirety and without the slightest restriction.
                    This invention in itself makes it impossible for others to compete
                    with me in the lines of my present endeavers, as it secures to me
                    real privacy of the messages and permits the simultaneous trans-
                    mission of virtually any desired number of them without interfe-
                    rence. These improvements are, of course, being _______ in my
                    plant at Wardenclyffe, and will enable me to communicate intelli-
                    gense to any part of the globe, irrespective of distance, with the
                    same precision and exclusiveness as through a private wire.
                    I _____ _____ _____ the wireless speculators, who
                    since I began this work have quietly abandoned their processes
                    and appliances, which precluded the possibility of signaling to
                    any considerable distance and with precision, and have appropriated
                    my patents methods and apparatus, with which every ____ ___ ___
                    ______, can send reliably messages to great distances. As I
                    have told you, I have these people in my pocket. Their doings are
                    so manifest a departure from all rules of fairness, that they are
                    bound to collapse. My attorneys, Kerr, Page and Cooper assure me,
                    however, that I shall have no difficulty in shutting them up.
                    It is my hope, Mr. Morgan, that nothing has occured to
                    slight us in your appreciation, which has always filled me with a
                    sense of great honor and satisfaction. I recognize the fact, that
                    I should have resolved some practical results before expending so
                    much money, but under the circumstances it was impossible.
                    First of all, You have raised great waves in the indu-
                    strial world and some have struck my little boat. Prices have gone
                    up in consequence -twice, perhaps three times higher than they
                    were. Then there were expensive delays, mostly at result of the
                    activities you have excited. The special machinery I needed I ob-
                    tained only after nine months of promise, and I had literally to
                    beg for it. Then again I had a great number of patents to work
                    and to maintain. This took a considerable sum of money, for which
                    no provision whatever was made. Furthermore, as in every technical
                    project, unforeseen difficulties presented themselves, causing
                    trouble, delay and expense. But as I examine all my work today,

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                    • Morgan 0043

                      I feel and can _____________ assure you, that I could not have
                      come about it in a single feature. Improvements may be possible, but
                      they are beyond my knowledge and power. Two plants such as ____-
                      one here and one in the orient - can carry at least ten thousand
                      dollars a day

                      Yours most faithfully
                      N. Tesla

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                      • Tesla Correspondence #303-304-305-306-307-308-309

                        Tesla Correspondence #303

                        T e s l a L a b o r a t o r y,
                        Wardenclyffe, Long Island, N.Y.

                        April XXth, 1904.

                        Dear Mr. Tesla:

                        Following your instructions I have carefully inquire into the subject of the manufacture of your electrical oscillators, particularly of Type A and B; (Including) these which you have designed to be operated from direct or alternating current circuits as well as from batteries. Some of the mechanics, when I have consulted, assure me that Type A oscillator could be easily manufactured in quantities for $25 each. Such an instrument could in reality sold readily for $75. Type B oscillator could be easily be manufactured for $50 and would readily sell for, say, $125. Those prices any less ------ for quarter of those of the old in active apparatus which the oscillatory are intended to replace. And as they operate in a much more ---- fact and efficient manner they would certainly be ------ preference by every one.

                        I have gone over the correspondence--- remains --------- found that ------- of at least one ----- ---- ---- of these types of oscillator is absolutely as ----. In ------- of the oscillator powerful performance of the Type B machine as ----- ---- its slightly greater cost it would very ----- by ----- other then Type A. At any rate, you will ------ --- ------- slightly greater cost it would very ---- by ---- other then Type A. At any rate, you ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- disposed of:

                        1000 Oscillators Type A at $75 each -------------- $75,000
                        1000 Oscillators Type B at $125 each ------------ $125,000
                        $200,000
                        less cost Type A ------------ $25,000
                        “ “ Type B ------------ 50,000
                        Net profit $125,000

                        But the market is virtually unlimited and just as soon as the machines can put on sale orders are sure to come in thick and fast. Prof. ------- ------ are again last -----------------------when he could get an oscillator. -----------------constantly receiving inquiries -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------.

                        With the machinery, you now have together with that already arranged for any ---- special tools ----- for manufacture from 25 to 30 men could be employed. It would not require more than $25,000 to engage in this instance, which would certainly be extremely profitable. Still with more so, of course, would be the manufacture of larger oscillators, and to obtain data in this respect would necessitate a more exhaustive study.

                        Yours respectfully,

                        Geo. Scherff

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                        Tesla Correspondence #304

                        Office of
                        Dr. Grant Selfridge,
                        145.6.B Crocker Building,
                        San Francisco.



                        San Francisco, Oct. 5, 1904.

                        Mr. Sherff,
                        Care of Tesla Laboratory,

                        Warden Clyffe,

                        Long Is., N.Y.

                        My dear Sir:

                        I have heard nothing from you since last Feb. regarding the Tesla oscillator. Have you any further information regarding its being placed on the market.

                        If you have any more of Mr. Tesla's articles concerning his experiments with the oscillator, I should be very much obliged to you, if you would mail me them. Thanking you in advance, I am,

                        Very truly yours,

                        Dr. Grant Selfridge,

                        perL.J.


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                        Tesla Correspondence #305


                        T e s l a L a b o r a t o r y,
                        Wardenclyffe, Long Island, N.Y.

                        April 7th, 1906.

                        With reference to the suit brought by Mr. Frank W. Clark against Mr. Nikola Tesla I wish to say, regarding Clark's allegation of being employed at a stipulated price per month, that this statement is not true. During a period of ten and a half years that I was in Mr. Tesla's employ I have kept the books and usually made up the pay-roll and paid the men, and I know that Mr. Clark was always paid at a weekly, not monthly rate. Mr. Tesla never mentioned or intimated the existence of any agreement with Clark.

                        As to Clark claim of having rendered services to Mr. Tesla at Wardenclyffe, Long Island, between July 18th, 1903 and April 1rst, 1905, the work here was practically stopped on the former date, and after that Clark appeared at the shop only occasionally and did little or no work. On March 19th, 1904 he left Wardenclyffe and told me that he was going to work in Port Jefferson, Long Island. To my knowledge he was never re-engaged by Mr. Tesla. The sum paid to him ($743.76), and mentioned in the complaint, which I know to be true, is far in excess of the value of his services.


                        From Mr. Scherff


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                        Tesla Correspondence #306


                        T e s l a L a b o r a t o r y,
                        Wardenclyffe, Long Island, N.Y.

                        April 10th, 1906.

                        Dear Mr. Tesla:

                        I have received your letter and are very glad to know, that you are vanquishing your illness. I have scarcely ever seen you so out of sorts as last Sunday and I was frightened.

                        The car of coal arrived this morning; Hawkins and Peter are unloading it.

                        The paint, brushes, brass polish and a box of tools have also come. I have heard nothing as yet from Koven Bros. Regarding the tank and am writing them.

                        I found yesterday that the paper in the new condensers had sunk down considerably with its own weight and built them up a little higher. Six hundred sheets of tinfoil went in easily.

                        Do you wish to have the charging coil rewound with #23 wire?

                        You asked me the other day about the initials of Mr. M's secretary. His name is C. W. King.


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                        Tesla Correspondence #307



                        As I have told you, I promised the Sulphur Company to help their new man close the books for the first month. I have received a letter from them asking me to call, and I would like to keep my promise. If it is convenient for you, I would come to the City on Thursday or Friday. I think it will not take more than a day or two at the most.

                        I do not know of any material that is needed just at present.

                        Yours respectfully,


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                        Tesla Correspondence #308


                        T e s l a L a b o r a t o r y,
                        Wardenclyffe, Long Island, N.Y.

                        May 11th, 1906.

                        Dear Mr. Tesla:

                        I have received your letter yesterday.

                        We are progressing with the condensers and hope to begin their treatment this evening. The first one, built with the thickest paper, contains 450 sheets of tinfoil. It gave a fine spark when tested with the two batteries and held the charge very well, although it is not yet boiled out. The second paper allowed only 280 sheets of tinfoil and the other two are being built. I note what you write about having the box stick out 1/16 of an inch.

                        The car of coal has not yet arrived.

                        I wrote you yesterday that more paint will be required for the platform. The two painters (the other one has not returned) are now working on the platform and expect to finish by Saturday noon. They say they will go to the City, if the paint for the plates does not come until then.

                        A letter was received from Mr. Wait asking for information regarding Clark case, which I have sent. He writes that a copy of his letter has been mailed to you at the Waldorf.

                        Yours respectfully,


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                        Tesla Correspondence #309


                        Shoreham, Long Island, N.Y.

                        July 30th, 1906

                        Nikola Tesla, Esq.,
                        Waldorf-Astoria, New York.

                        Dear Mr. Tesla:

                        It is impossible, for me to exist without a steady income and, in view of your statement made week before last, that you might perhaps suspend operations here, I am very sorry to inform you that I am compelled to seek other employment. I have made some applications and have taken the liberty to refer you for information regarding myself. In case any inquiries should be addressed to you, I would beg you to answer as soon as convenient, so that I may not be delayed in obtaining a position. And should you meet anybody who requires such services as I am able to give, I shall be grateful for a kind word from you.

                        It is scarcely necessary to tell you, that I am very much indebted; I am troubled very much for the payment of two overdue notes, and two other obligations will become due shortly. Therefore I trust that you will not forget me, when a change for the better takes place in your affairs.

                        As regards the state of things here: Eisemann left your employ last Monday; Peter is working in Wading River, but stays in the laboratory at night; Mr. Hawkins was not here last week, as he had to help his father, who is ill; he has returned to-day; Miss Hawkins is on vacation, her sister is taking her place and is making condensers. The paper arrived last Friday evening.

                        I remain,

                        Yours respectfully,

                        Geo. Scherff
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                        • Tesla Correspondence #312-313-314-317-318-319-320

                          Tesla Correspondence #312

                          2137 Lexington Hoe,
                          New York. Aug.8.06

                          Dear Mr. Tesla:

                          Your letter of the 6th inst. was sent to me here and has just reached me. I have obtained a position with Speyer & Co. And entered upon my duties there to-day. They told me, that you had recommended me highly, and I wish to thank you for your kindness.

                          The step I have had to take has been very painful to me, all the more so


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                          Tesla Correspondence #313


                          after the high hopes of a few months ago. I hope your affairs are progressing well. Nobody would be happier to see you make a great success than

                          Yours respectfully,

                          George Scherff



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                          Tesla Correspondence #314

                          SPEYER & Co.,
                          24 & 26 PINE STREET.

                          Cable Address: SPY, NEW YORK.
                          Mail Address: P.O. BOX 477.
                          LAKARD SPEYER-ELLISSEN SPEYER BROTHERS,
                          FRANKFORT MAIN. LONDON.



                          New York, August 3rd, 1906.

                          Nikola Tesla, Esq,.

                          Waldorf-Astoria, CITY.

                          Dear Sir:

                          Mr. George Scherff, who has called on us with reference to a vacancy in our office as English and German stenographer, has referred to you for information regarding his ability and standing. We shall be much obliged if you will kindly inform us in confidence what your opinion is of this gentleman.

                          An early reply will be much appreciated by

                          Yours truly,

                          D. Speyer & Co,
                          from James Asttvay



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                          Tesla Correspondence #317


                          897 East 134 Street
                          New York, Oct.3.1906

                          Dear Mr. Tesla:

                          I received your letter of the 2nd inst. This morning and thank you for writing to Tooker on my behalf. Dr Herdman will not adopt serious measures, I believe, and I wish you would think no more about this matter.

                          Of course, I am aware that I know nothing of the banking business and have to start at the bottom. In a commercial house it was different. But there are conditions unfavorable for advancement in my present place.



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                          Tesla Correspondence #318

                          Regarding the taxes, Mr. Woodhull, Wading River, told me some time ago that he had paid them at the last two tax sales. To find out the exact amount due it would be necessary to write to the County Treasurer of Suffolk County, at Riverhead, L. J. I think the amount is somewhat over one hundred dollars for each year plus interest.

                          I enclose the City tax bill of the Nikola Tesla Company; and a letter from Mr. MacClean, which were forwarded to me from Wardenclyffe. I shall be glad to see Mr. MacClean regarding the tax report, if you wish.

                          Yours respectfully,

                          George Scherff.



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                          Tesla Correspondence #319

                          you will answer any possible inquiries regarding myself as soon as convenient.

                          Yours respectfully,

                          George Scherff.


                          897 East 134 Street,
                          New York. Oct.4.1906.

                          Dear Mr. Tesla:

                          I received your letter of the fourth inst. And hope sincerely that you will overcome the difficulties confronting you.

                          You will be surprised to learn that my career at Speyer's has come to an end yesterday. One of the men there holding a higher position wanted my place for a Jewish friend of his and, of


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                          Tesla Correspondence #320

                          course will get it. This experience with intrigue and pull, was a new one for me; I prefer to stand on my own merits. As I wrote you, I did not consider my position a very promising one, for I soon saw, that all the higher places were filled by relatives, while now who had grown ---- in the service of the firm still held subordinate positions.

                          I regret that under the circumstances I shall again have to trouble you for a recommendation, for I must find another situation as quickly as possible and have answered some advertisements. Many thanks for your offer regarding the Sulphur Co. I offered them my services, but they had no vacancy at present. I shall be greatly obliged, if


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                          • Tesla Correspondence #321-322-323-324-325-326-327-328-329-330

                            Tesla Correspondence #321

                            897 East 134 Street,
                            New York, Oct.14.06.

                            Dear Mr. Tesla:

                            After I saw you on Friday, things took quite an unexpected turn. I met one of the Sulphur people on the street and was told that very likely they had an opening in their office. I called and shall go to work there Monday morning. I am very much obliged for your recommen-



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                            Tesla Correspondence #322


                            dation to the Bary & Co., from whom I received notice to call on Monday. Of course, I prefer the other place.

                            I am writing to the County Treasurer to send you a statement of the taxes.

                            Yours respectfully,

                            George Scherff


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                            Tesla Correspondence #323

                            897 East 134 Str.
                            New York. Dec.31.06

                            Dear Mr. Tesla:

                            Please accept my heartiest wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. I hope sincerely that your trials will soon have an end and that in the coming year you will see labors rewarded.

                            Yours respectfully,

                            George Scherff


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                            Tesla Correspondence #324

                            New York. April 1.1907
                            897 East 134 Str.

                            Dear Mr. Tesla:

                            This time I have sad news to tell you. Henry Schwartz, my wife's brother, went to his last rest Easter morning. He succumbed to an attack of pleurisy and pneumonia.

                            It is too bad. He had a true heart and was made of good material.

                            Yours respectfully,

                            George Scherff.


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                            Tesla Correspondence #325

                            629 East 134 Street,
                            New York, May 15th, 1907.

                            Dear Mr. Tesla:

                            It was impossible for me to call Monday evening at the Equitable Building, as I had to stay late at the office. I shall be glad to call on you any time at your convenience, if you desire.

                            Yours respectfully,

                            George Scherff.


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                            Tesla Correspondence #326

                            629 East 134 Street,
                            New York, May 28th, 1907.

                            Dear Mr. Tesla:

                            Last night I had a telephone conversation with Mr. MacClean in order to make an appointment with him. He wishes me to bring all papers you have received relating to taxes of the Nikola Tesla Company, and I shall be much obligedd if you will mail them to me. Mr. MacClean seems to think that on the report as made out the Company would be taxed in the neighborhood of four hundred dollars, and therefore he wishes to see, if any charges can be made.

                            Yours respectfully,

                            George Scherff.


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                            Tesla Correspondence #327

                            629 East 134 Street,
                            New York, July 11th, 1907.

                            Dear Mr. Tesla:

                            Many thanks for your kind wishes.

                            I shall be glad to go with you to Long Island next Sunday and will meet you at the ferry in time for the morning train.

                            Yours respectfully,

                            George Scherff.


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                            Tesla Correspondence #328



                            of this kind the purchaser obtains clear title to the property.If this would be the third sale of your property, it might cause you great trouble, if it is not presented.

                            Hoping that you have recovered from illness. I remain,

                            Yours respectfully,

                            George Scherff.



                            629 East 134 Street,
                            New York, May 28th, 1907.

                            Dear Mr. Tesla:

                            I duly received your letter of the 25th inst, and was very sorry to learn, that you have again went ill.

                            Very likely Mr. Tooker will be satisfied with the arrangement you propose. As to Dr.Kerman's claim, the amount due him is $85; part of this is owed by Johannessen $32.50, but I



                            Tesla Correspondence #329


                            have been unable to collect from him and, as I had the lease of the house, I am responsible. I did not forget this matter, but have always tried to trouble you as little as possible with my affairs.

                            I wish to thank you again for your efforts on my behalf with Speyer & Co., but I must say, that I was better situated with the Sulphur Co., also as regards prospects for the future, it seems to me. At present, I am making a bare living.

                            I take the liberty to call to your attention, that during the month of October, the tax sale takes place in Riverhead. I understand that after the third sale


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                            Tesla Correspondence #330



                            629 East 134 Street,
                            New York, Dec.31. 1907.

                            Dear Mr. Tesla:

                            Permit me to offer my heartfelt wishes for your good health, happiness and prosperity during this New Year and for many years thereafter.

                            Mrs. Scherff joins me in the expression of these sentiments.

                            Yours respectfully and sincerely,

                            Geo. Scherff


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                            • Tesla Correspondence #331

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                              Tesla Correspondence #331

                              *******The Union Sulphur Company letterhead*******

                              Nikola Tesla, Esq.,
                              New York City.

                              Dear Mr. Tesla:

                              The auditor of this company, Mr. H. S. Craig, spoke to me this morning of his little girl, who is afflicted with tuberculosis of the arm bone. I told him of the wonderful cures effected by Roentgen-rays in cases of two persons, of whose limbs you took photographs,when the Roentgen-rays were first discovered. He is anxious to have this treatment applied to his little daughter and would be greatly obliged, if you would give him a letter of introduction to Dr. Wm. J. Norton, or some other reputable physician of your acquaintance, who is skilled in the application of the Roentgen-rays.

                              I shall be personally greatly obliged, if you will grant this favor.

                              Yours respectfully,

                              Geo. Scherff


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                              • Tesla Correspondence #332

                                Tesla Correspondence #332


                                May 29, 1908.

                                Mr. George Scherff,
                                The Union Sulphur Company,
                                82 Beaver Street, City.

                                My dear Mr. Scherff:

                                I am writing to let you know that I have not forgotten your letter about the little girl of the auditor of the company, Mr. H. S. Craig, but as I have told you, I have not been able to get hold of the man to whom I would be willing to trust so important a treatment, and in whose fairness I would believe.

                                As you know, I have myself devoted much time to the use of the Roentgen Rays, and with some of my apparatus, good results have been secured, but the majority of the physicians do not know how to use the apparatus, and I have read in the newspapers of numerous and serious injuries.

                                As regards Dr. Norton, he is, of course, a very able man, but very expensive.

                                As soon as I find it possible, I shall communicate with you further in the matter.

                                Very truly yours,


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