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[Science, Medicine & Mathematics] [Edison, Thomas A.] Eight documents relating to the Edison General Electric Company Including: 1. Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Canadian Edison Manufacturing Company. New York: July 7, 1890. 2 pp. typed on legal paper, bound with red silk tie, filled in with manuscript; with creases at old folds and very light wear. Documenting a resolution of the board of trustees of Canadian Edison Manufacturing Company to transfer its property into the possession of Edison General Electric Company. 2. Acknowledgement of Transfers, signed by Samuel Insull. New York: August 1, 1890. 6 pp. typed to rectos only of legal size paper, staple bound at top edge; first leaf stating that the following five leaves encompass agreements between the Edison General Electric Company and Bergmann & Company, The Edison Machine Works, Edison Lamp Company, United Edison Manufacturing Company, and Canadian Edison Manufacturing Company: "Said agreements purport among other things, to transfer to Edison General Electric Company all the property of said Companies." Signed by New York Comptroller and Samuel Insull. 3. Agreement between The Edison Machine Works, Edison General Electric Company, and Edison Electric Light Company, signed. August 6, 1890. 1 1/4 pp. and cover sheet on three leaves of legal size paper, bound at top edge with red string, faint creases at old folds; signed to p. 2 recto by Thomas A. Edison, W. A. Gibson, Samuel Insull, and other company executives, with the embossed stamp of each of the three companies. Documenting the agreement to release The Edison Machine Works from all contracts with Edison Electric Light Company, and transfers responsibility of carrying out existing contracts to Edison General Electric. 4. Booklet of memoranda announcing the Edison General Electric Company merger. New York: August 1, 1890. Unpaginated, bound with blue string. Consisting of several memoranda in letter format addressed to various departments and officers within the six companies that were merged with Edison General Electric (Bergmann & Company, Canadian Edison Manufacturing Company, Edison Lamp Company, Sprague Electric Railway & Motor Company, The Edison Machine Works, and United Edison Manufacturing Company) all unsigned, one with a single correction in red pencil, with some light toning and soiling, faint vertical crease. 5. Transcript of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Edison General Electric Company. Albany, New York: February 18, 1892. 2 1/4 pp. on two printed sheets, with minor creases and two short closed tears at old folds; affixed to which is a notarized sheet signed by New York Secretary of State Frank Rice, stating that the attached transcript is identical to the original certificate of organization, which was filed on April 23, 1889. With a transcript of the Abstract of Charter for the Edison General Electric Company. 6. Certification of Capital Stock value for Edison General Electric. New York: June 10, 1892. 3 pp. typed on legal-size paper, bound with two metal clasps at top edge, certifying that the company's capital stock is $15 million, signed by witnesses including H. Villard, Samuel Insull, and A. Marcus; signed and notarized by Arpad von Barber. With accompanying letter addressed to Eaton & Lewis and signed by the Comptroller requesting aforementioned certification of capital stock. 7. Memorandum for Organization of Edison General Electric Company. No date. 3 pp. typed on legal size paper, bound with staples at top edge. Unsigned document detailing the arrangement of stock payments to an unnamed trustee.