Collection of letters and documents related to Cyrus W. Field and the Atlantic cable, [1855 Feb. 25-1886 Nov. 29].

A collection of items describing the laying of the first Atlantic cable, including the autograph draft of Field's address on the completion of the laying of the cable (MA 139.1); the first public cable message (MA 139.2); a letter written by Field (MA 139.3); and 41 letters written to Field by various notable men in England and the U.S. Letters and documents in the collection are described in individual records (MA 139.1-44). With 20 engraved portraits. See also MA 140, a related collection of letters to Field and documents related to the Atlantic cable.