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Correspondence, 1852-05-11 - 1852-05-31

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

May, 1852. J.J. Speed to Ezra Cornell on "facsimile telegraph." May 25, 1852. Ezra Cornell to J.J. Speed: "I arrived in N.Y. to day found your letter with facsimilie message, and it was not so bad a specimen?. Don't get excited, and don't neglect the E & M Line, keep that agoing?" Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, office operations, materials and supplies, new lines in the South, transfer of lines, patents and contracts; telegraph patent trial in New York Superior Court. Personal names: Speed, J.J.; Tillotson, D.T. Geography: New York City

Dates

  • 1852-05-11 - 1852-05-31

Creator

Extent

apx. 62 cubic feet.

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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