Scope and Contents June 26, 1857. Ezra Cornell to E.W. Chester describing the damage caused by a flood in Ithaca. July 1, 1857. Alonzo B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell from New York: "There is another grand gathering of Telegraphy in town?I suppose it is an attempt on the part of the WU Co. or some one else to form a 'grand confederation'?" "How do you like the name of 'Forest Park' --How does mother like it?" Topics: Ithaca farm; Forest Park farm; cattle; telegraph business correspondence: stock dividends,...

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Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, office operations, western lines, stock transfers; cattle Personal names: Curtiss, George; Hopkins, P.A.; Speed, J.J.; Craig, D.H.; Cornell, E.S.; Wood, Phebe; Cornell, Jane; Smith, F.O.J.; Chester, E.W.; Kendall, Amos Geography:

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October 12, 1857. M.B. Wood to Ezra Cornell discussing finances, western lines, and national politics, including his response to the Dred Scott decision. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: patent rights. Personal names: Cornell, D.B.; Kendall, Amos; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Chester, E.W.; Speed, J.J.; Wood, M.B. Geography:

Scope and Contents 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...

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Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, Pacific line; cattle; Tompkins County Agricultural Society; coal oil business Personal names: Wood, Deborah C.; Cornell, E.S.; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Cornell, John H.; Curtiss, George; Chester, E.W. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.

Scope and Contents February 12, 1858. Henry O'Reilly to Ezra Cornell requesting any documents and papers he may have connected to the establishment of the telegraph for a collection O'Reilly was arranging. February 28, 1858. Ezra Cornell to Mary Ann with news of his travels, telegraph business, and the various responses his "RR Moddle" received. Topics: cattle; coal oil business; finances; telegraph business correspondence Personal names: Wood, O.S.; Curtiss, George; Wood, M.B.; Cornell, John H.; O'Reilly,...

Scope and Contents March 21, 1858. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "The Western Union is doing better this winter than we expected it would. We had made up our mind to be contented if we got through the winter without running in debt, but we shall make something?. With a little increase in these dividends and prompt payment by NY&E I hope to get along and pay my debts, but still the amt. I owe the NY,A & Bu Co. $10,000 worries me more or less?." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances,...

Scope and Contents May 28, 1858. Phebe Wood to Ezra Cornell: "I recieved your letter and read it more in sorrow than anger. Now how a man who never wrote a letter in his life without misspelling some of his words can have the brass to ridicule others is more than I can see?if I applied to my wife for information or kept some one running to the dictionary as often as you do no doubt I would spell better?" Also: discussion of the Rulloff murder case. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: stock sales and...

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Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: legal conflicts (Lake Erie suit), finances, stock sales and transfers. Personal names: Chace, Miller; Chester, E.W.; Elwood, Isaac R.; Curtiss, George; Craig, D.H.; Wood, M.B.; Elwood, Isaac R.; Cornell, D.B.; Speed, J.J. Geography: Albion, Mich.

Scope and Contents August 30, 1858. Ezra Cornell to the President of the Republican County Convention naming Alonzo B. Cornell as Ezra Cornell's substitute for the position of delegate from Ithaca and speaking of the importance of the coming election and counseling "wisdom and harmony in the deliberation and action of the convention." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: stock sales and transfers, finances. Personal names: Cornell, D.B.; Curtiss, George; Hopkins, P.A.; Cornell, E.S.; Beebe, Jeremiah...