Cornell family correspondence
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
- From the Collection: Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874. (Person)
Extent
apx. 62 cubic feet.
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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