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Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: electricity; new lines (Lockport and Buffalo, Washington and Philadelphia). Personal names: Renwick, James; Cornell, E.B.; Kendall, Amos; Wood, O.S.; Smith, F.O.J.; Sage, H.W. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.; Lockport, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.

Scope and Contents November 23, 1845. Ezra Cornell: "My section of the Tel extends to Somerville New Jersey about 70 miles by the rout of the wires." November 30, 1845. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "I want you to be diligent in your studies, for you will soon be wanted for something else. I am going to have a telegraph from Ithaca to Auburn and you may be wanted to take one of the stations. So you see it is important that you should improve the time well, while you have a chance to go to school." ...

Scope and Contents December 7, 1845. Ezra Cornell to Mary Ann Cornell: "The duty of the mother outweigh the affections of the wife, that is a heavenly emplanted virtue in the breast of woman. I am bound to make a thousand dollars out of that operation [Ithaca to Auburn telegraph] but this I say to you in confidence and don't want it to go further at present." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, establishment of new lines, patent rights. Personal names: O'Reilly, Henry; Faxton,...

Scope and Contents December 14, 1845. Ezra Cornell to Mary Ann Cornell: "There is nothing I have to reflect on that gives me more satisfaction than the fact that my life is insured for the benefit of my Dear Wife and children." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, establishment of new lines, finances, materials and supplies; Family correspondence Personal names: Kendall, Amos; Goell, A.C.; Wood, O.S.; Butterfield, J.; Smith, F.O.J.; Eddy, James; O'Reilly, Henry Geography: New...

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December 30, 1845. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "I thank you for your wish of a 'merry Christmas' and can inform you that I made it merry with work." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, conflict with Vail and others, question of Ezra Cornell's employment, stock subscriptions offered to Ithaca businessmen. Personal names: O'Reilly, Henry; Wood, O.S.; Vail, Alfred; Kendall, Amos; Faxton, Theodore Geography: New York City; Ithaca, N.Y.

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January 10, 1846. Samuel F.B. Morse to Ezra Cornell: "At 12 o'clock on Monday and the same on Tuesday at 10 o'clock?you will strike the letter F *--* *--* in the same way from Fort Lee to Philadelphia and also to N York." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, patent rights, stock subscriptions. Personal names: Kendall, Amos; Smith, F.O.J.; Morse, Samuel F.B.; Wood, O. S.; Mooers, Henry Geography: New York City

Scope and Contents February 8, 1846. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell admonishing him for revealing elements of slothful behavior. February 9, 1846. Ezra Cornell to the Editor of the Herald concerning disputed invention of the telegraph. February 22, 1846. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell calculating in real dollars the lifetime costs of drinking alcohol and using tobacco: "I am very glad that the temperance reform has reached Fall Creek." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters,...

Scope and Contents March 1, 1846. Description of telegraph lines and bridges. Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, establishment of new lines, Ithaca subscribers; "Cornelia"; temperance movement in Ithaca; letters to Alonzo with advice and counsel on education and responsible living. Personal names: Smith, F.O.J.; Atwell, Winthrop; Eddy, James; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Carter, Samuel P.; Cornell, E.B.; Faxton, Theodore; Livingston, Charles Geography: New York City; Ithaca, N.Y.;...

Scope and Contents March 30, 1846. E.B. Cornell from Ithaca: "We are now enjoying the Blessings and comforts of revivle of religion in Ithaca - the reverend Mr. John Moffett is here Delivering a Course of lectures on American Literature & pouring forth his Eloquent Irish Soul in the Pulpit every other Evening the Cthouse was cramed full to overflowing yesterday." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, establishment of new lines, Ithaca stock subscriptions. Personal names: Faxton,...

Scope and Contents April 29, 1846. Ezra Cornell to Mary Ann Cornell: "I left the city of NY last eve With the floating Palace Hendrick Hudson. I brought up with me half a dozen flowering trees. I think you had better set them in your nice little dooryard." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, establishment of new lines. Personal names: Smith, F.O.J.; Carter, Samuel P.; Wood, O.S.; Faxton, Theodore; Cornell, Alonzo B.; Cornell, Mary Ann Geography: Boston; New York City; Albany,...