August 25, 1849. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "You have a young brother here about 3 days old. He is a fine fellow and will soon want a situation in a Telegraph office." September 8, 1849. Theodore S. Faxton to Ezra Cornell concerning settlement of Ezra Cornell's accounts with the New York, Albany & Buffalo Telegraph Company. September 10, 1849. S.W. Hotchkiss to Ezra Cornell from Sheboygan concerning new lines under construction in the west, competition from O'Reilly, and the effects of the cholera epidemic. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: materials and supplies, Connecticut & Vermont line, finances, Ithaca & Elmira line, Albany & Newburgh line. Personal names: Cornell, Alonzo B.; Smith, F.O.J.; Bush, I.L.; Lewis, A.S.; Tillotson, D.T.; Dewey, Theodore; Speed, J.J.; Faxton, Theodore; Hotchkiss, S.W. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.; Connecticut; Buffalo