Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 277
d invented the recording electric telegraph elevenyears before on board the packet ship Sully, upon his returnvoyage from Europe. He had spent eleven years in perfect-ing his plans, and in striving to secure the means for placingthis great invention before the American people. Duringthis time he… … MORSE HEARS OF HIS SUCCESS. LETTERS—THE TELEGRAPH. 275 Miss Ellsworth for her joyous announcement, and promisedher that she should dictate the first message which should besent over the wires. And so it came to pass that on the 24th of May, 1844,these words furnished by Miss Ellsworth were…
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