Cornell Public Library manuscript collections, 1818-1905, 1818-1887 (bulk).

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Cornell Public Library manuscript collections, 1818-1905, 1818-1887 (bulk).

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Ezra Cornell papers include minutes of a citizens' meeting (February 5, 1863), at which Cornell's proposal for building the Cornell Public Library was considered, and letters to Cornell, 1863-1874, from William Hodgins, the library architect, and John Henry Selkreg, Francis Miles Finch, and others concerning the operation of the library; records of the Ithaca & Owego Railroad, 1834-1845, later the Cayuga Division of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, include a letter from William Ross Humphrey to his father, Charles Humphrey, discussing some of the problems that were faced in starting the railroad, correspondence, financial statements, vouchers, bonds, and minutes of Board of Directors' meetings; land records include War of 1812, Black Hawk, and Seminole Wars bounty warrants, 1851-1864 and letters patent for lands in Illinois and Dakota Territory, 1818-1887; records concerning the Edward H. Rulloff murder trial and appeal, 1847-1860, include copies of indictments, briefs, notes on the selection of jurors, testimony, writs of error, New York State Supreme Court opinions, and letters from Rulloff to Douglass Boardman and Francis Miles Finch; the "Nautical Journal from River Plate [La Plata] to Pacific Ocean on Board Brig Laura of Salem" (ca. 150 pp.) contains a narrative of John Holman's voyage along the coast of South America, 1822-1824, and includes a sketch of the LAURA laying to off Cape Horn in a tremendous gale. Also, cipher book of John Munson, ca. 1807; two letters from Lyman C. Draper to members of the Cantine family concerning their family history, 1878, and other Cantine items, 1822; thirty pencil drawings by Mary Hibbard; and miscellaneous manuscripts,and newspapers and printed items relating to Ithaca and Tompkins County. 1824 cider mill accounts, and miscellaneous bills, checks, envelopes, insurance policy, pamphlets, etc.

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Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891

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Lyman Copeland Draper (1815-1891), American historian known for his studies of the history of trans-Allegheny West. From 1854 to 1886, he served as director of The State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1886. From the description of Letters from Lyman C. Draper to Benson J. Lossing, 1855-1864. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 302021153 Lyman Copeland Draper was born in Lockport, New York on September 4, 1...

Hibbard, Mary.

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Holman, John, 1918-

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Selkreg, John H.

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Ithaca and Owego Railroad Company.

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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. Cayuga Division.

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Hodgins, William Clarence

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Rulloff, Edward H. (Edward Howard), 1819-1871

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Boardman, Douglass, 1822-1891

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Lawyer, judge, professor of law. Douglass Boardman graduated from Yale in 1842 and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and practiced law in Ithaca, New York. From 1848-1851 he served as District Attorney of Tompkins County, New York, and from 1852-1856 was County Judge. In 1856 he and Judge Francis M. Finch formed a law partnership which continued until 1866 when Boardman was elected a justice of the Supreme Court for the 6th district. He was a director ...

Finch, Francis M. (Francis Miles), 1827-1907

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Cornell Public Library (Ithaca, N.Y.)

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The Cornell Public Library, founded in 1866 by Ezra Cornell, was the predecessor of the Tompkins County Public Library. From the description of Cornell Public Library collection, 1866-1967. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64694063 ...

Humphrey, Charles, 1792-1850

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Lawyer and politician. Humphrey's legal career began around 1810 in the law office of William Ross in Newburgh, New York. In 1819, he moved to Ithaca, New York where he established his own practice. He also became involved in politics, representing Ithaca, Tompkins County and surrounding area in the Nineteenth Congress, 1825-27; and later in the New York Sate Assembly, 1834-36, and 1841-42. He also held the appointed office of Clerk on the New York State Supreme Court, 1843-46. From ...

Humphrey, William Ross, 1820-1901.

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Charles Humphrey was born in Little Britain, New York, on February 14, 1792, and was raised in Newburgh, New York. During the War of 1812, he interrupted his legal studies to serve as a first sergeant in Newburgh Company No. 5 and as a captain in the United States Army's 41st Infantry Regiment. He was admitted to the bar in January 1816, and began practicing law in Ithaca, New York, in 1818. He held several public offices: member, United States House of Representatives (1825-1827); ...

Munson, John, 1798-1871.

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Cantine family.

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Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874

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Born 1807 in New Britain, N.Y., Cornell helped organize the Western Union Telegraph Co. and was a founder of Cornell University. Died 1874. From the description of Selected letters to Ezra Cornell pertaining to the Russian Extension Company in the Ezra Cornell papers [microform], 1864-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42067275 Telegraph magnate, philanthropist. From the description of Letter to F. Allen, 1868 April 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122535706 ...