This
letter is prior to the formation of the first Marconi Company. The
letter
from Henry Jameson-Davis to Marconi expresses his concerns regarding
the
delay in the official signing of contracts, as there are a number of
subscribers
becoming anxious that the Company should be officially formed. The
letter
finishes:
'
Your early reply to this will much oblige, as I cannot keep all this
money
and the subscribers waiting indefinately.' This
letter is accompanied by a letter from an 'anxious subscriber' who
states
that 'unless the agreement with Mr Marconi is carried out at once we
shall
be compelled to ask you to return the cheque for £1,500.'
When
The Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company was formed in 1897 Marconi
was
in Italy giving demonstrations of his apparatus to Italian Government.
Marconi entrusted Henry Jameson-Davis with the formation of his
Company,
which was registered on 20 July 1897, with Jameson-Davis as the first
Managing
Director. Marconi was the major share holder and the Company enabled
his
to experiment and develop his apparatus further. In 1900 the name was
changed
to Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, and in 1963 to The Marconi
Company.
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