samuel f b morse papers at the library of congress 1793 1919

Unbound letters---1865-1869 - Public domain document scan

Bound volume---28 November 1835-18 April 1838

During his work on the telegraph, Morse needed political help to obtain support from Congress as much as he required technical and financial assistance, and this formal agreement allowed him to achieve all thre... More

Bound volume---6 January 1868-2 June 1869

Bound volume---10 June-21 October 1844

With remarkable foresight, Morse, already keenly aware of the potential for misuse of the new communication medium, writes to his assistant in Washington. Only months after the telegraph has begun operation, Mo... More

Morse drawings and sketches - Public domain book scan / drawing

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Notes regarding telegraph and patent controversy

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Bound volume---28 February 1871-10 August 1877

Bound volume---11 February 1828-13 July 1832

Letterbook---24 May 1860-18 February 1862

Bound volume---23 December 1807-15 April 1812

Unbound letters---1855-1859 - Public domain document scan

Bound volume---2 July 1793-2 December 1807

"I now write you again to inform you that Mama had a baby, but it was born dead & has just been buried, now you have three brothers & three sisters in heaven and I hope you & I will meet them there at our death... More

Bound volume---30 December 1845-8 December 1846

Bound volume---24 October 1849-19 March 1850

Once the potential suggested by Morse's 1844 success began to be realized, other rival systems soon would emerge, naturally claiming to provide better and faster communication. This poster advertises a forthcom... More

Bound volume---15 August 1848-20 April 1849

Bound volume---26 June 1855-26 January 1856

Diaries---January-October 1805; July-August 1811; August-October 1815

Bound volume---9 December 1846-17 May 1847

Letterbook---24 February-21 November 1868

Letterbook---7 June 1865-19 June 1866

Correspondence: Unbound letters---1822

Bound volume---9 December 1823-9 February 1828

Morse's first wife, Lucretia, died suddenly at the young age of twenty-five on February 7, 1825. Morse was away in Washington, D.C., taking up a commission to paint the Marquis de Lafayette's portrait. His fath... More

Bound volume---13 July 1862-16 May 1864

Bound volume---13 July 1862-16 May 1864

Bound volume---21 April-23 October 1849

Bound volume---9 July 1857-2 April 1858

Bound clippings on the telegraph---1842-1861

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Correspondence: Unbound letters---1824

Letterbook---26 November 1863-22 July 1865

"I still have an Artist's heart, while deprived by long disuse of an artist's skill," Morse writes wistfully in this letter to his friend, Daniel Huntington, president of the National Academy of Design. Reminis... More

Letterbook---26 November 1863-22 July 1865

"I still have an Artist's heart, while deprived by long disuse of an artist's skill," Morse writes wistfully in this letter to his friend, Daniel Huntington, president of the National Academy of Design. Reminis... More

Original manuscript, controversy with Charles D. Jackson regarding the...

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Bound volume---20 June 1842-12 September 1843

By 1842, funding from the U.S. Congress was essential if the now-impoverished Morse was to be able to build and prove his telegraph system. On February 23, 1843, his bill for appropriated funding passed in the ... More

Correspondence: Unbound letters---1819

Bound volume---30 December 1818-12 February 1820

Telegraph---1865-1866

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Bound volume---24 October 1849-19 March 1850

Once the potential suggested by Morse's 1844 success began to be realized, other rival systems soon would emerge, naturally claiming to provide better and faster communication. This poster advertises a forthcom... More

Bound volume---24 October 1849-19 March 1850

Once the potential suggested by Morse's 1844 success began to be realized, other rival systems soon would emerge, naturally claiming to provide better and faster communication. This poster advertises a forthcom... More

Bound volume---24 October 1849-19 March 1850

Once the potential suggested by Morse's 1844 success began to be realized, other rival systems soon would emerge, naturally claiming to provide better and faster communication. This poster advertises a forthcom... More

Bound volume---26 June 1855-26 January 1856

Bound volume---26 June 1855-26 January 1856

Bound volume---31 March 1859-28 March 1860

Bound volume---9 December 1846-17 May 1847

Letterbook---24 February-21 November 1868

Bound volume---22 March-23 May 1850

Bound volume---6 October 1856-7 July 1857

Bound volume---18 May 1847-28 January 1848

Bound volume---6 January 1868-2 June 1869

Bound volume---28 November 1835-18 April 1838

During his work on the telegraph, Morse needed political help to obtain support from Congress as much as he required technical and financial assistance, and this formal agreement allowed him to achieve all thre... More

Bound volume---10 June-21 October 1844

With remarkable foresight, Morse, already keenly aware of the potential for misuse of the new communication medium, writes to his assistant in Washington. Only months after the telegraph has begun operation, Mo... More

Bound volume---13 July 1862-16 May 1864

Fragments of correspondence, Morse code tape, and posters

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Bound volume---28 February 1871-10 August 1877

Bound volume---3 April 1858-18 March 1859

Bound volume---23 December 1807-15 April 1812

Bound volume---23 December 1807-15 April 1812

Bound volume---2 July 1793-2 December 1807

"I now write you again to inform you that Mama had a baby, but it was born dead & has just been buried, now you have three brothers & three sisters in heaven and I hope you & I will meet them there at our death... More

Bound volume---15 August 1848-20 April 1849

Bound volume---15 August 1848-20 April 1849

Bound volume---26 June 1855-26 January 1856

Bound volume---31 March 1859-28 March 1860

Bound volume---21 April 1812-15 March 1814

Bound volume---6 October 1856-7 July 1857

Bound volume---18 May 1847-28 January 1848

Bound volume---6 January 1868-2 June 1869

Bound volume---8 January 1853-26 March 1854

Correspondence: Unbound letters---1822

Bound volume---9 December 1823-9 February 1828

Morse's first wife, Lucretia, died suddenly at the young age of twenty-five on February 7, 1825. Morse was away in Washington, D.C., taking up a commission to paint the Marquis de Lafayette's portrait. His fath... More

Bound volume---2 April 1860-7 July 1862

Bound volume---24 January 1821-8 December 1823

Bound volume---24 January 1821-8 December 1823

Bound volume---11 February 1828-13 July 1832

Bound volume---23 December 1807-15 April 1812

Bound volume---9 July 1857-2 April 1858

Letterbook---29 September 1866-17 February 1868

Correspondence: Unbound letters---1818

Original manuscript, controversy with Charles D. Jackson regarding the...

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Correspondence: Unbound letters---1820

Bound volume---30 December 1845-8 December 1846

Bound volume---30 December 1845-8 December 1846

Bound volume---24 October 1849-19 March 1850

Once the potential suggested by Morse's 1844 success began to be realized, other rival systems soon would emerge, naturally claiming to provide better and faster communication. This poster advertises a forthcom... More

Bound volume---24 October 1849-19 March 1850

Once the potential suggested by Morse's 1844 success began to be realized, other rival systems soon would emerge, naturally claiming to provide better and faster communication. This poster advertises a forthcom... More

Bound volume---26 June 1855-26 January 1856

Diaries---January-October 1805; July-August 1811; August-October 1815

Bound volume---9 December 1846-17 May 1847

Bound volume---9 December 1846-17 May 1847

Letterbook---24 February-21 November 1868

Letterbook---24 February-21 November 1868

Bound volume---18 May 1847-28 January 1848

Bound volume---6 January 1868-2 June 1869

Bound volume---28 November 1835-18 April 1838

During his work on the telegraph, Morse needed political help to obtain support from Congress as much as he required technical and financial assistance, and this formal agreement allowed him to achieve all thre... More

Bound volume---10 June-21 October 1844

With remarkable foresight, Morse, already keenly aware of the potential for misuse of the new communication medium, writes to his assistant in Washington. Only months after the telegraph has begun operation, Mo... More

Unidentified correspondence concerning telegraph revenues and improvem...

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Bound volume---13 July 1862-16 May 1864

Bound volume---2 April 1860-7 July 1862

Bound volume---21 April-23 October 1849

Bound volume---21 April-23 October 1849

Bound volume---24 January 1821-8 December 1823

Bound volume---24 January 1821-8 December 1823

Bound volume---11 February 1828-13 July 1832

Bound clippings on the telegraph---1842-1861

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