August 3, 1846. F.A. Brown to Ezra Cornell: "I regret to hear Smith is not more successful than he is on the Boston line. Poor fellow, I am sorry for him, those loafers on the Philadelphia line will now be able to exult over his adversity." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, materials and supplies, establishment of new lines. Personal names: King, George W.; Wood, O.S.; Bristol, John S.; Cornell, E.B.; Faxton, Theodore Geography: New York City; Ithaca, N.Y.; Buffalo