July 17th, 1899 letter from George Scherff to Nikola Tesla

New York, July 17th, 1899
46 & 48 E. Houston Str.

Nikola Tesla, Esq.,
Colorado Springs, Colo. 

Dear Mr. Tesla:

Your two letters, inclosing letter to Mr. Rankine, bill and checks therefor, also checks for Mr. Unger and for laboratory expenses, were received this morning. Cash on hand is now $227.15.

I immediately forwarded the letter to Mr. Rankine, together with the first two chapters of the prospectus and patent list, by Alfred to the office of the Cataract Construction Company, after first ascertaining by telephone that he would be there this morning.

The shipment of the oscillator is delayed by the two secondary spools, which Mr. Merckling promises to have ready to-morrow morning. Everything also is ready.

Mr. Uhlman reports that the work of the shop is on the armature, pump, shaft, winding of magnets, armature spider and ball bearings. He says that the speed of the independent break is now up to 2000 revolutions per minute and that he will test its breaking efficiency to-morrow. He also requests that you lay out some more work as he expects that the second independent break will be finished very shortly.

The inclosed letter in Servian was received to-day, together with a very large engraved paper, which looks like a diploma.

Respectfully,
Geo. Scherff