John C. Drake, Jr. miscellany
Collection — manuscript box: 39 - folder 1
Identifier: 1594
Scope and content
Bound typescript copies of excerpts from a diary kept by John Drake, Jr. of New Hamburg contain references to family matters, financial difficulties, imprisonment for debt, and local events; biographical and genealogical data on the Dearin, Drake, Flagler, and Graham families; and copies of four letters written by Drake in 1830 to Rev. Elphalet Price concerning his excommunication from the Presbyterian Church. Also, a pamphlet containing constitution and bylaws of the Pomona Grange, n.d., and a badge and ribbon from the New York State Grange, 1894.
Dates
- 1827-1894.
Creator
- Drake, John, Jr., 1776-1837. (Person)
Extent
3 items. (3 items.)
Language of Materials
English
- 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
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)