November 30, 1856. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "I have begged $110 for the sufferers in Kansas the past 3 days by heading the subscription myself with $10. I got B.G. Ferris $5 & H. Dow $5, the balance from Republicans--I shall pay it to the National Kansas Committee at Chicago." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, office operations, western lines, consolidation of lines, stock transfers; slavery; national politics; pottery; railroad rights in Lansing, N.Y. Personal names: Chace, Rebecca; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Beebe, Jeremiah S. Geography: Chicago; Ithaca, N.Y.; Iowa; Providence, R.I.