Correspondence, 1852-05-11 - 1852-05-31
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
- From the Collection: Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874. (Person)
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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