October 27th, 1899 letter from George Scherff to Nikola Tesla

New York, Oct. 27th, 1899
46 & 48 E. Houston Street

Nikola Tesla, Esq.,
Colorado Springs, Colo.

Dear Mr. Tesla:

Your check of $200 for laboratory expenses and order for a checkbook were received this morning. The latter is herewith forwarded.

Mr. Wagner has been entirely unsuccessful with the tubes with glass diaphragm and aluminum disks, owing to the fact that the aluminum leading-in wires would always burn up in uniting them with the glass. Mr. Uhlman is now having platinum wires attached to the aluminum disks, and Mr. Wagner will try again to make the tubes in the hope that this time he will succeed.

The work on the mica condenser is so far progressed as to await the arrival of the oscillator.

Mr. Adams personally called up on the telephone to-day and inquired if you had returned, saying that he wished to have some of the stock of the N. T. Company transferred. He said he would wait until you come back and sends his best wishes for your health and success.

Respectfully,
Geo. Scherff