Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1862
Abstract
[1862, n.d.] - Telegram from Cyrus W. Field, to [Cassius M. Clay], ca. 1862. ALS, Ip.
Field presents his compliments· to Clay and further discusses the "prospect of the early completion of the telegraph from Newfoundland to Ireland." The message states that the communication was being sent from Mr. Samuel Gurney's drawing room where a telegraph party was being held. He asks: "what shall I say to the president from you?"
Recommended Citation
Preferred Citation: “Telegram from Cyrus W. Field to [Cassius M. Clay]”, 1862, Cassius Marcellus Clay Papers. Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.
