August 21, 1849. J. H. Wade in Milan to Ezra Cornell reporting on the progress of the Cleveland & Cincinnati line, and the effect of cholera in the region. August 21, 1849. S.W. Hotchkiss in Galena to Ezra Cornell reporting on progress of new lines in Illinois and Wisconsin and the O'Reilly conflict. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: Ithaca & Elmira line, New-York & Erie line, Connecticut & Vermont line, stock subscriptions, materials and supplies, finances. Personal names: Bush, I.L.; Tillotson, D.T.; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Lewis, A.S.; Wade, J.H.; Hotchkiss, S.W.; Speed, J.J. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.; Cleveland; Galena, Ill.