February 8, 1846. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell admonishing him for revealing elements of slothful behavior. February 9, 1846. Ezra Cornell to the Editor of the Herald concerning disputed invention of the telegraph. February 22, 1846. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell calculating in real dollars the lifetime costs of drinking alcohol and using tobacco: "I am very glad that the temperance reform has reached Fall Creek." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, personal conflict, establishment of new lines, stock subscriptions in Ithaca. Personal names: Eddy, James; Beebe, Jeremiah S.; Wood, O.S.; Atwell, Winthrop; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Faxton, Theodore Geography: New York City; Ithaca, N.Y.