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The Erie and Michigan Telegraph Company was formed by Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith to connect Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee. Smith was a partner in ownership of the Morse patent. John James Speed was assigned to construct lines west of Detroit in 1845. [1] The first portion was constructed by Jeptha Wade in 1847.
The first telegraph office November 14, 1845 report in New York Herald on telegraph lines coming into operation. 1 April 1845: First public telegraph office opens in Washington, D.C., under the control of the Postmaster-General. [4] The public now had to pay for messages, which were no longer free. [5]
In 1856 it merged with its competitor the Erie and Michigan Telegraph Company, and changed its name to Western Union Telegraph Company. In 1857, Western Union participated in the 'Treaty of Six Nations', an attempt by six of the largest telegraph firms to create a system of regional telegraphy monopolies with a shared network of main lines.
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In 1847, he was subcontractor for J.J. Speed and constructed a telegraph line from Detroit to Jackson, Michigan, where Wade and his son operated the telegraph office.He also connected Detroit, Michigan, to Buffalo, New York, Cleveland to Cincinnati (Cleveland and Cincinnati Telegraph Company, the Wade Line), and others.
Distant Writing—The History of the Telegraph Companies in Britain between 1838 and 1868; Western Union Telegraph Company Records, 1820–1995—Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Early telegraphy and fax engineering, still operable in a German computer museum (Archived 20 April 2012 at the Wayback ...
Michigan Historical Review Central Michigan University (quarterly). Public Sector Consultants. Michigan in Brief. An Issues Handbook (annual) Larry J. Wagenaar and Izzi Bendall. Michigan History Directory of Historical Societies, Museums, Archives, Historic Sites, Agencies and Commissions (13th Ed. 2011)