March 10, 1855. from Albion: "Last saturday one of the cars got thrown off the track in which was four of my men, one of them was so injured that he died yesterday. He leaves a wife, who will soon have an heir." March 15, 1855. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "Tell mother & Emma that I look at their daguerratype frequently and think it is the prettyest picture." March 17, 1855. Ezra Cornell to Mary Ann Cornell: "?it was a California show, going to California, a panorama of an over land trip to California where you can 'see the Eliphant for two dimes'?" Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: office operations, western lines; Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois Telegraph Company Personal names: Wood, M.B.; Cornell, Mary Ann; Cornell, Alonzo B. Geography: Michigan