October, 20, 1854. George Curtiss of the New York, Albany and Buffalo Telegraph Company to Ezra Cornell requesting that a meeting be held to discuss a permanent Western connection. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: office operations, Ohio, Indiana & Illinois line, finances. Personal names: Curtiss, George; Speed, J.J.; Pew, W.P.; Cornell, D.B.; Cornell, Mary Ann; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Hopkins, P.A. Geography: Indiana; Ohio; Illinois