This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the purchase and sale of land and buildings. Many of the letters concern the payment of the interest and principal on the loan by Mr. and Mrs. David N. Ropes for the purchase of property in Bloomfield, N. J.
Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been selected. The following categories of documents have not been selected: routine correspondence and maps sent to Edison by individuals offering buildings and lands for sale. Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.