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Cyrus West Field was an American businessman and financier. He began his career in paper manufacture and his success led him to partially retire in 1853 at the age of 34. An interest in telegraphy led to him co-founding the Atlantic Telegraph Company which laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858. The cable failed after 3 weeks and it wasn't until 1866 that the Company laid a new and more durable cable. This second cable provided almost instant communication across the Atlantic.
Cyrus West Field was an American businessman and financier. He began his career in paper manufacture and his success led him to partially retire in 1853 at the age of 34. An interest in telegraphy led to him co-founding the Atlantic Telegraph Company which laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858. The cable failed after 3 weeks and it wasn't until 1866 that the Company laid a new and more durable cable. This second cable provided almost instant communication across the Atlantic.
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| Title: | Letter from Cyrus West Field |
|---|---|
| Description: | Cyrus West Field explains that he will be sailing to New York from Liverpool aboard the steamer 'North Briton' the following day. He requests that Sampson Low instructs publishers Messrs Scribner to call on him when he arrives in New York. He refers to a dispute with Mr Redfield. This may be New York publisher Justus S. Redfield (1810-1888) and therefore the dispute is likely to be one of publication. |
| Address: | Atlantic Telegraph Company, 22 Old Broad Street, London |
| Letter dated: | 08-07-1859 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page ; printed address. Some glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Arranging or declining a meeting |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Cyrus West Field, one of the foremost promoters of the Atlantic telegraph was born in 1819, and died July 12. 1892." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © GL Archive / Alamy Stock Photo |
| Identifier: | SL_57 |
