Scott/Shelp family correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4338
Scope and content
Family letters from the related Scott and Shelp families include news of daily activities and family members, illnesses, canals, railroads, business deals, prices, and Abraham Lincoln's funeral train (May 21, 1865). Correspondents include Anna Downing, Eliza Ann Shelp(e), J.P. Downing, Daniel Scott, and Rebecca Scott.
Dates
- 1778, 1850-1880.
Creator
- Scott family. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Emma Scott was the grandmother of Calvin DeGolyer.
Extent
.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Ezekiel Sanford letter, 1778--was in possession of F.S. Sanford of Washington when the Sanford Genealogy was published in 1911.
Alternate Form Available
Typescript transcripts available.
- Families -- New York (State) -- Livingston County.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- : Funeral journey to Springfield.
- Shelp family.
- 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)