May 9, 1848. Alonzo B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell: "I do not care about staying here any longer than till there is a place for me some where in America, or at least out of Canada." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: finances, construction of lines (Halifax to Boston), western lines, materials and supplies, disputes concerning Canadian lines; British North American Electric Telegraph Association. Personal names: Cornell, E.B.; Kendall, Amos; Speed, J.J.; Reed, Augustus; Wells and Company; Haviland, J.; Cornell, Alonzo B. Geography: Detroit; Montreal; Massachusetts; Ohio; Vermont