July 8, 1847. O.S. Wood to Ezra Cornell from Montreal: "I do not regret getting away from here as there is a fearful contagion raging here among the emigrants and many of the citizens now have the Typhus Fever. Should you conclude to come here keep upon the upper deck as much as possible and not visit the emigrants den of filth. I have been but once to visit the sheds and shall not go again very soon. Between 30 & 40 die daily at the sheds between the lines & canal." July 11, 1847. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "I have this morning returned from Vermont having made a tour through the entire length of Vermont between the Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains, soliciting subscriptions of stock for the Troy and Canada Junction Telegraph and have met with as much success as I could hope for. I have had a publick meeting and adressed the people on the subject in 9 different villages, and I feel assured that I have converted the unbelieving to the true Magnetic faith." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: patent rights, establishment of new lines; Montreal Telegraph Company.; British North American Electric Telegraph Association. Personal names: Cornell, Alonzo B.; Cornell, E.B.; Brown, F.A.; Tillotson, D.T.; Wood, M.B.; Speed, J.J. Geography: Ontario; Quebec; Milwaukee; Michigan; Vermont; Chicago