October 5, 1851. J.J. Speed to Ezra Cornell: "I think Faxton is trying to make an arrangement with the OR line to get their bus & give them half of his. As soon as he does so I will make a bargain with the House folks and give them & Bain our Eastern business this side of NY, and the NY bus until you get so you can do it?" October 6, 1851. J.J. Speed to Directors and Stockholders of New-York & Erie Telegraph Company reporting on telegraph lines and the business they are doing, the problem of brimstone caps, and recommendations for improving the line and business. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: office operations, finances; meeting of New-York & Erie Telegraph Association. Personal names: Hopkins, P.A.; Wood, Otis E.; Munn, Stephen B.; Speed, J.J.; Finch, James; Tillotson, L.G.; Wade, J.H. Geography: Detroit