Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ezra Cornell land grant documents
Collection — Mapcase folder 1: [Barcode: 31924095257378]
Identifier: 1-1-666
Scope and content
New York State and U.S. legal documents reflecting Ezra Cornell's donation of land for the building of an agricultural college (the future Cornell University) under the Agricultural College Act of July 2, 1862. Included are a U.S. General Land Office document reflecting Mr. Cornell's donation of 990,000 acres of land, dated 1863; a scrip for that land, dated Aug. 4, 1866; a location certificate, dated Aug. 10, 1866; and a Land Office certificate for receipt of scrip from Mr. Cornell, also...
Dates:
1863-1866.
United States General Land Office land grants to New York State
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065173316]
Identifier: 7-2-96
Scope and content
Approximately 400 items including land grants giving plots of federal land in Wisconsin to New York State under the provisions of the Morrill Land Grant College Act, with Ezra Cornell acting as the state's assignee. The grants are signed by President Andrew Johnson among others.
Dates:
1867.
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