November 23, 1845. Ezra Cornell: "My section of the Tel extends to Somerville New Jersey about 70 miles by the rout of the wires." November 30, 1845. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "I want you to be diligent in your studies, for you will soon be wanted for something else. I am going to have a telegraph from Ithaca to Auburn and you may be wanted to take one of the stations. So you see it is important that you should improve the time well, while you have a chance to go to school." Topics: telegraph business correspondence; Family correspondence Personal names: Cornell, Alonzo B.; Kendall, Amos; Smith, F.O.J.; Wells, Henry Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.; Lockport, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; New York City