Brochure of General Information on the Franco-American Telegraph Co., Ltd. "Capital 900,000 pounds in 90,000 shares at 10 pounds each." Board of Directors includes Ezra Cornell. "…Increased Telegraphic facilities, by means of direct sub-marine cables, have become a political as well as a commercial necessity", 1867, BR. 3020, mapcase folder: 43. Regional history broadsides, 6629. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. https://archives.library.cornell.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/1946365 Accessed August 31, 2026.