Scope and content
Letters to members of the Williams and Cantine families of Ithaca, New York, especially Christine M. Cantine, and to members of the Van Buren family of Kinderhook; also a few pieces of poetry, invitations, announcements, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous papers. Letters include two from Martin Van Buren, including one about the life of his brother-in-law Moses I. Cantine (1774-1823), editor of THE ALBANY ARGUS and a political supporter; letters of Moses I. Cantine to his daughter Christina; and letters from Henry Shaler Williams and Roger B. Williams to their mother about life at Yale College and the faculty there, family news, education, and religion.
Dates
- 1819-1887.
Creator
- Cantine, Christina M. (Person)
Extent
.3 cubic feet. (.3 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
Bibliographic References
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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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