March 5, 1848. E.B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell: "The Fredonians are much delighted with the idea of being connected with all Creation?Our room was literaly thronged with spectators all the afternoon yesterday beholding with astonishment the greatest wonder of the age." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, construction of lines, western lines, Canadian lines, patent rights, rates, dividends, materials and supplies; draft of a contract between Speed, Ezra Cornell, and Smith. Personal names: Cornell, E.B.; Kendall, Amos; Faxton, Theodore; Smith, F.O.J.; Benedict, G.W.; Morse, Samuel F.B.; Allen, W.D.; Haviland, J.; Bristol, John S.; Speed, J.J. Geography: Montreal; Vermont; New York City