Scope and content
Papers, primarily correspondence, of Moses Lyon and his six children, most of which concern his son Lewis' activities at Cortland Academy, Homer, N.Y., and at Auburn, N.Y., where he was a merchant; other letter to William Dada, a Protestant clergyman, and to the religious attitudes of 1850s and 1860s in Cayuga, Cortland, and Tompkins Counties. The collection also contain eleven family photographs, receipts, menues, a funeral discourse by Rev. W.S. Jerome of King Ferry, and family history notes.
Dates
- 1813-1894, 1813-1864 (bulk)
Creator
- Lyon, Moses. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Farmer.
Extent
.3 cubic feet. (.3 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Chronological.
- Auburn (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
- Cayuga County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- Cayuga County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- Cortland Academy (Homer, N.Y.)
- Cortland County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- Dada, William.
- Families -- New York (State) -- Cayuga County.
- Families -- New York (State) -- Cortland County.
- Families -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County.
- Farmers.
- Farms -- New York (State) -- King Ferry.
- Jerome, W. S.
- Lyon family.
- Lyon, Lewis.
- Photographs
- Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
- 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)