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Cornell family correspondence

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 14

Scope and Contents

n.d. Mary Cornell to Eunice Cornell: "I dont know what the[e] will say at my staying to Ithaca to work in the paper mill but there is a good chance [?] I can make more then I can to work at housework?" n.d. Jane Cornell to Eunice Cornell from Michigan: "I want to learn how to Telegraph for I think it would be a much pleasenter and more proffitable business. Phebe thinks I will be very foolish if I do not improve the opportunity. She says she will give me $2.00 per week if I will stay and help do her work and sewing, and give me a chance to learn to telegraph." Topics: Cornell family correspondence: letters to Elijah and Eunice Cornell from their children; news of family life, children, health, fashions, farming, and employment. Personal names: Cornell, Elijah; Cornell, Eunice; Rowell, Mary; Earle, Rhoda; Cornell, E.B.; Cornell, Jane; Chace, Lucretia; Cornell, Mollie; Cornell, Mary; Chace, Thomas; Wood, Phebe; Cornell, Mary Ann Geography: Providence; Ithaca; Albion

Dates

  • 1746 - 1878

Creator

Extent

apx. 62 cubic feet.

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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