December 4, 1848. Samuel F.B. Morse to Ezra Cornell: "You cannot complain that I have been hard with you, as surely I am not to blame for the unprincipled conduct of those pirates who are leaving no stone unturned to rob me in every way. Please send me the number of miles you and Speed have erected I wish it to oppose to O'Reilly's boast." December 10, 1848. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell on the settlement of the O'Reilly controversy. December 12, 1848. J.J. Speed to Ezra Cornell on the financial resolution of the O'Reilly controversy. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: materials and supplies, disputes concerning western lines. Personal names: Allen, Oliver E.; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Speed, J.J.; O'Reilly, Henry; Smith, F.O.J.; Cornell, E.B.; Cornell, John H.; Wood, M.B.; Wood, O.S.; Morse, Samuel F.B. Geography: Detroit; Michigan; Montreal