Scope and content
Account book of an unknown farmer, probably from Tioga County, N.Y. includes a record of all transactions, a farm inventory, and home remedies; an undated scrapbook compiled in Mark Twain's Autobiography and First Romance, with song lyrics, stories, and a few handwritten poems; Civil War furlough permit for Charles S. Gryan, New York Volunteers, 24th Regiment; and a 1903 letter from J. S. Kingsley, Principal, Newark Valley High School to R. W. Richardson, Owego, N.Y., thanking him for a loan.
Dates
- 1862-1903.
Creator
- Tappan, Anna Jayne (Collector, Person)
- Kingsley, J. S. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Antique dealer in Newark Valley, N.Y.
Extent
.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)
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)