October 20, 1857. Ezra Cornell to Dr. S.E. Shepherd describing some of his Ithaca property and proposing its use for a water cure establishment. November 30, 1857. Ezra Cornell to the President and Directors of the New York, Albany & Buffalo Telegraph Company on behalf of the Directors of the New York and Western Union Telegraph Company offering the sale of their lines. December 19, 1857. E.W. Chester to Ezra Cornell concerning formation of coal oil company. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, stock transfers, conflicts, Smith suit, Pacific line. Personal names: Shepard, S.E.; Kendall, Amos; Chester, E.W.; Speed, J.J.; Curtiss, George; Robertson, Mary ; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Wood, Phebe; Smith, F.O.J. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.