Morse’s new revelations/ Idol: P, p. 541. Yale described the degree as Naturae Artisque Legum Doctor—Doctor of Laws and Natural Arts. See also Bektas. To the press and the public/ The date of the formation of the AP is much debated, but a convincing case for 1846 is made in Blondheim, News. See also Schudson. Morse stayed aloof/ Situated: SFB to RM, 5 Dec 1846, V. Pity: SFB to RM, 19 Dec 1846, Y. Smith charged that/ Form: HOR et al. to AK (copy), 19 Nov 1846, HORSB. Except: HOR to AK (draft), 13 Oct 1846, HORSB. Another time HOR acknowledged having given out what he called “orders for stock.” Whatever the truth/ Storms: AK to HOR, 24 Oct 1846, HORSB. They came, for/ Crawl: HOR to Charles Oslere, 16 Nov 1846, HORLB. World: HOR to “Judge Selden,” 27 Oct 1846, HORSB. O’REILLY DIRECTED/ YIELD: HOR TO HERVEY ELY, 16 Oct 1846, HORLB. Morse got drawn/ Hands: HOR to Henry Selden, 25 Nov 1846, HORLB. Morally: SFB to AK (draft), 16 Feb 1847, Mil. Morse went to Philadelphia/ Confess: ELM, II, 272. Allowance: SFB to AK, 16 Feb 1847, Mil. Steps: ELM, II, 273. Suffer: SFB to J. D. Reid (copy), 21 Dec 1847, Mil. Morse got no/ Stranger: judgment of 18 Feb 1847, HORSB. THE RULING JOLTED/ RIGHTS: SFB TO AK (DRAFT), 24 Feb 1847, Mil. Worst: SFB to AV, 16 Mar 1847, V-NYHS. Morse much needed/ West: HOR to “Friend O’Connor,” 19 Feb 1847, HORLB. Effect: SFB to AK (draft), 24 Feb 1847, Mil. Ruin: HOR to Henry Rogers, 24 Oct 1846, HORSB. Morse abhorred/ Odium: ELM, II, 281–82. Target: ELM, II, 272. O’Reilly had used/ Superior: Herald, g Oct 1845. Genius: HOR to George Dawson, 2 Sep 1847, HORLB. On the House telegraph see W. J. King, “The Development,” 301–302. Morse examined/ Humbug: SFB to AV, 17 Jul 1845, V-NYHS. Backwards: SFB to FOJS, 1 May 1846, S. Avail: SFB to [unidentified] (draft), 3 Apr 1846, M10. Though he thought/ Would-be: SFB to SM, 24 Feb 1847, Mil. Toys: SFB to AV, 26 Apr 1847, V O’Reilly understood/ Modes: HOR to “Friend Wallace,” 8 Jan 1847, HORLB. Monopoly: printed broadside entitled “The Wire Party’s Song,” HORP Behind O’Reilly’s/ Robberies: SFB to Samuel Hazard (draft), 5 Mar 1850, M13. Obtained: Louisville Journal, 15 Aug 1848, AS MORSE FEARED/
CURRENCY: SFB TO SM, 12 Jan 1848, Mil. Profit: SFB to SM, 27 Nov 1847, Mi 1. Russian: Tribune, 6 Oct 1848. Editors: Day Book, 17 Feb 1849 O’Reilly found other/Judges: Henry, Papers, VII, 175n. Vail’s pamphlet sold well in the U.S.—apparently about 4000 copies—and also appeared abroad in French and Italian translations. Greatly though he had/ Cypher: HOR to John I. Rielly, 30 Jun 184g, HORP. Tears: HOR to “Major Downing” (copy), 13 Jul 1847, HORP. Invoke: HOR to Charles Jackson, 18 Jan 1847, HORLB. Embroiled as he was/Knowledge: M33, fr. 541. Deprived: Tribune, 6 Oct 1848. On Jackson and ether see Bruce, 37–38. Jackson’s claims were supported by his brother-in-law, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Morse had no appetite/ Vanity: ELM, II, 274. Mistake: SFB to AV, 1 o Mar 1847, V-NYHS. O’Reilly launched/ Bull: HOR to H. R. Selden, 3 Sep 1847, HORLB. Failure: HOR to “Dr. Bell” (draft), [1848], HORP. Fraud: Louisville Morning Courier, 15 Feb 1848. Even worse, O’Reilly/ Motion: U.S. Patent Reissue 7g, 15 Jan 1846. Glibly: HOR to “Friend Wallace,” 2 Sep 1847, HORLB. The press and public/ Wheel: Daily Post, 30 Sep 1847. Nutmegs: Louisville Morning Courier, 15 Feb 1848. Morse answered the attack/ Hurra: HOR to Hervey Ely, 7 Dec 1847, HORLB. O’Reilly paid a price/ Suffers: HOR to S. Allen, 30 Jan 184g, HORP. Pining: HOR to Charles Moss, 8 Sep 1847, HORLB. Bitter: James D. Reid to HOR, 3 Dec 1847, HORP. To Morse it seemed/ Denounced: AK, Morse’s Telegraph and the O’Reilly Contract (1848), 34. Tantalus: SFB to RM, 13 Dec 1846, Y. A showdown/ Everywhere: AK to FOJS, 3 Mar 1848, HORP. On the New Orleans/ IMPROVED: M33, fr. 376. Simple: HOR to Hervey Ely, 4 Dec 1846, HORLB. The high electrical resistance of House’s telegraph made it impractical for use on long lines, though it was put into use on shorter ones. Greatest: ORLB. The high electrical resistance of House’s telegraph made it impractical for use on long