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Sumner Simpson to A. F. Townsend Replying That Dust Control Is Well in Hand (1939)

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A short letter of January 25, 1939, from Sumner Simpson, president of Raybestos-Manhattan, to A. F. Townsend, the company's executive chairman at Passaic, New Jersey, answering his letter of the 20th "regarding Asbestosis." Simpson wrote: "I think we have the matter very well in hand as far as factory dust control is concerned," but offered to go over it with Townsend at their next meeting.

Author
Sumner Simpson
Sent to
A. F. Townsend
Published by
Raybestos-Manhattan
Series
The Sumner Simpson Papers
Date
January 25, 1939
Number
Simpson no. 03550
Library no.
ACL Doc 13473 · asbestosclaims.law/library/13473
Rights
Republished under fair use for research and historical study.

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Johns-Manville's attorneys indexed the Sumner Simpson Papers. Their index describes this document as follows:

Would be glad to go over suggestion re: dust control contained in letter dated 1/20/39, but believes situation is well in hand.

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This is document 03550 of the Sumner Simpson Papers, as numbered in the collection's index.

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“Sumner Simpson to A. F. Townsend Replying That Dust Control Is Well in Hand.” January 25, 1939. The Sumner Simpson Papers, Simpson no. 03550. Raybestos-Manhattan. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 13473. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/13473.

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