Topics: Cornell family correspondence: letters to Elijah and Eunice Cornell in Ithaca from their children concerning travel and new homes in Michigan; letters from Thomas Chace telling of Lucretia's illness and death; correspondence among Ezra Cornell's siblings; news of family life, travel, health, deaths, and local events. Personal names: Cornell, Elijah; Cornell, Eunice; Cornell, Mary; Wood, Phebe; Cornell, E.S.; Cornell, Deborah; Chace, Lucretia; Chace, Thomas; Cornell, Mary Ann; Wood, O.S.; Wood, Deborah C.; Cornell, E.B.; Bristol, Elmira Geography: Michigan; Providence; DeRuyter; Washington, D.C.