Box 10
Container
Contains 16 Results:
Correspondence, 1849-11-01 - 1849-11-26
File — Box: 10, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
November 4, 1849. E.B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell discussing the potential of the Cincinnati, Wheeling, & Pittsburgh line and his view of Speed's switch as an important improvement in telegraph operations.
November 15, 1849. Letters of condolence from H.C. Buell and W.W. Marks to Alonzo B. Cornell on the death of his sister Elizabeth.
November 24, 1849. Phebe Wood to Ezra Cornell, expressing sympathy on Elizabeth's death and discussing the success of women telegraph operators:
"John writes...
Dates:
1849-11-01 - 1849-11-26
Correspondence, 1849-11-27 - 1849-12-12
File — Box: 10, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, materials and supplies, office operations, New-York & Erie line, stock subscriptions. Personal names: Tillotson, D.T.; Cornell, E.B.; Chace, Thomas; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Speed, J.J.; Wade, J.H. Geography:
Dates:
1849-11-27 - 1849-12-12
Correspondence, 1849-12-15 - 1849-12-26
File — Box: 10, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
December 18, 1849. J.J. Speed to Ezra Cornell discussing finances, results of his work in Ohio, and future plans for lines to the west.
December 22, 1849. Ezra Cornell to Board of Directors of Hudson River Railroad Company proposing a reciprocal arrangement for the right to erect poles along the railroad line from New York to Poughkeepsie and for free passage of his men in return for telegraph services for railroad business.
December 25, 1849. Ezra Cornell to Mary Ann and children, from...
Dates:
1849-12-15 - 1849-12-26
Correspondence, 1849-12-27 - 1850-01-14
File — Box: 10, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
January 5, 1850. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell:
"We miss our dear Elizabeth verry much from our family circle our recollections of her innocent mirth, and cheerful good nature with hopes for her eternal happiness is our only consolation - and her sudden departure should admonish us all to be ready for a like event, and may we all in the end meet her in happiness."
Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: stock subscriptions, finances, Zanesville line, Zanesville &...
Dates:
1849-12-27 - 1850-01-14
Correspondence, 1850-01-15 - 1850-01-29
File — Box: 10, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
January 28, 1850. T.W. Hotchkiss to Ezra Cornell from Milwaukee concerning finances, progress on Wisconsin lines, and the pirates.
January 29, 1850. T. F. Allen to Ezra Cornell giving account of his attempts to raise subscriptions for a line from Towanda to Owego.
Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: stock subscriptions, office operations, finances, materials and supplies; New York & Erie Telegraph Association.
Personal names: Wood, M.L.; Brown, Charles L.; Tillotson, D.T.;...
Dates:
1850-01-15 - 1850-01-29
Correspondence, 1850-01-30 - 1850-02-19
File — Box: 10, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
February 25 and 29, 1850. Proposition by Ezra Cornell to New York and Erie Railroad Company. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, stock subscriptions; New-York & Erie Telegraph Association. Personal names: Cornell, Alonzo B.; Wade, J.H.; Northrop, C.C.; Tillotson, D.T. Geography: Cleveland; Peekskill, N.Y.
Dates:
1850-01-30 - 1850-02-19