March 31, 1855. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "?I have a sharp corner to work out of, that Ely judgment is 3471.88. I have got permission to draw on Mr. Chester for $2,500?" Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: refinancing of stock, office operations, western lines, Ely judgment; Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois Telegraph Company; smallpox. Personal names: Beebe, Jeremiah S.; Cornell, D.B.; Wells, Henry Geography: Indiana; Ithaca, N.Y.