November 16, 1848. F.O.J. Smith to Ezra Cornell concerning insulators, telegraph conflicts, Henry O'Reilly, and Theodore Faxton. November 23, 1848. J.J. Speed in Detroit to Ezra Cornell: "The wolverines have been keeping Thanksgiving today and have consequently done but about half the usual amt. of business. "I see that Judge Monroe of Kentucky has ordered the Marshall to cut down O'Reilly's poles - is not that a new remedy in law? I wish we had a Judge Monroe here." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: New-York & Erie line, construction of lines, finances, materials and supplies, Speed's new caps, Canadian lines, Ithaca & Auburn line, Connecticut line, Erie & Michigan line. Personal names: Cornell, E.B.; Cornell, John H.; Bristol, John S.; Allen, Oliver E.; Smith, F.O.J.; Dunham, J.; Speed, J.J.; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Wood, O.S.; Backus, A., Jr.; Jackson, Tower Geography: Detroit; Chicago