January 5, 1854. describing a train trip to the west: "I received an invitation from Mr. Tubbs to go to the 'Grand Concert of Madame Sontag' who was to appear for the first time on the Cleveland 'boards' -- I accepted, the house was crowded, and the audience have marked evidence of their satisfaction. The pieces were Italian and French excepting 'Home Sweet Home' which was so distorted by artistic skill that it made me nervous." Ezra Cornell's account of the origins of the Cornell-Speed partnership in the telegraph business. January 8, 1854. Mary Ann Cornell to Ezra Cornell recounting her trip via steamer and stage to Syracuse for a wedding. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, office operations, western lines Personal names: Delano, W.J.; O'Reilly, Henry; Cornell, Mary Ann; Cornell, Alonzo B. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.; Chicago; Fall Creek (Ithaca); Indiana