Subasta Bidspirit | MORSE SAMUEL F.B.: (1791-1872)

MORSE SAMUEL F.B.: (1791-1872) - MORSE SAMUEL F.B.: (1791-1872) American Painter and Inventor. He contributed to the invention of the telegraph system. Creator of the telegraphic Morse code named after him. An interesting A.L.S., `Sam. F.B. Morse´, one page, 4to, New York, 26th December 1860, to William Stickney. Morse responds to his correspondent´s letter, and referring to the November 1860 Abraham Lincoln´s election, expresses his dissatisfaction stating `I heartily with all my household reciprocate the ''merrie Christmas'' to you and all yours. Would that the ominous political cloud, would allow of the full play of the epithet ''merrie''. But I confess to great sadness at the letter your offer has made quite a balance, whether to give or take, but it is a small matter at most, so I will take your offer and make over to you the fraction which I hold in Western Co. and herewith enclose the transfer of the same duly executed..´ Folded. About EX £1000-1500 William Stickney (1827-1881) co-founder of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and private secretary to his father-in-law, Amos Kendall, an influential politician and telegraph magnate. Morse most likely refers to the South Western Telegraph Company which was incorporated into the Western Union.