Letters dated 1880 and 1888 from the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Ltd. to Edward Riddle
Letter dated 5 May 1880 from Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited congratulating Edward Riddle on completing the laying of the Hong Kong-Manila cable and offering condolences on the death of his son. Letter dated 27 December 1888 from the managing director of the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited sending orders to Edward Riddle that on joining the SS SEINE at Singapore he should begin laying a cable from Banjowanjie [Banguwagi], Java to Cossack Bay. Letter includes chart positions, details of depths and arrangements for handover and ending of the contract on completion.
Record Details
| Item reference: | RID/3/2/2; REG23/000002.7 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | FILE |
| Extent: | 1 folder (2 letters) |
| Date made: | 1880-05-05 - 1888-12-27 |
| Creator: | Riddle, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters to Edward Riddle from his brother-in-law Francis (Frank) Robert Lucas an engineer with the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Ltd on technical aspects of cable laying (Manuscript) (RID/3/2/1)
- Letters dated 1880 and 1888 from the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Ltd. to Edward Riddle (Manuscript) (RID/3/2/2)
- Eastern Telegraph Co. Ltd. printed diary for 1896, with ‘E. Riddle’ printed on the cover (Manuscript) (RID/3/2/3)
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