You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Topic

Business competition Business Capitalism

Author

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Threat

Language

English

Time

1853 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Industrialist Businesspeople

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Vanderbilt, Cornelius. Letter to Charles Morgan and C. K. Garrison. c. 1853.

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