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April, 1863: "Received of E. Cornell seventy three dollars for support of families of Colored Volunteers of Albany County." Topics: telegraph business correspondence; Land Grant Act; New York State Legislature: legislation; Cornell Public Library; Family correspondence; Danby farm; Civil War; Montreal Telegraph Company. Personal names: Pew, W.P.; Wood, O.S.; Curtiss, George; Finch, F.M.; Cornell, O.H. Perry; Torrey, William A.; Cornell, Franklin C. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.

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Topics: New York State Legislature: legislation; Copperheads; cattle; Sodus Canal; Cornell Public Library; coal oil business; Land Grant Act; Cayuga and Oswego Canal. Personal names: Pew, W.P.; Wood, M.B.; Finch, F.M.; Schuyler, A.; Curtiss, George Geography: New York City

Scope and Contents April 16, 1863. D.B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell from encampment in the Union Army. April 17, 1863. M.B. Wood to Ezra Cornell: "We are watching with great anxiety to hear of Charleston being taken by our forces and are preparing for a big jollification on receipt of the news. We have a big national flag ready to raise that cost us $36 in NY city." Topics: New York State Legislature: legislation; Western Union Telegraph Company: dividends; Land Grant Act; People's College (Havana); Wisconsin...

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May 1, 1863. W.O. Wyckoff to Ezra Cornell describing life in the Union Army. Topics: New York State Agricultural College (Ovid); New York State Agricultural survey; New York State Canal Commissioner's Office; Loyal League of Union Citizens; Civil War; agriculture; Western Union Telegraph Company Personal names: Pew, W.P.; Chester, E.W.; Wood, M.W.; Curtiss, George Geography:

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May 24, 1863. W.O. Wyckoff to Ezra Cornell describing life in the Union Army. Topics: agriculture; Cornell Public Library; Civil War; cattle; Cornell family genealogy and history; New York State Bureau of Military Statistics; Western Union Telegraph Company: dividends Personal names: Sibley, Hiram; Wood, O.S.; Wood, M.W.; Wyckoff, W.O.; Barnard, D.R.; Cornell, Paul J.; Pew, W.P.; Carpenter, Eber. Geography: DeRuyter

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Topics: New York State Legislature: letters from constituents; Western Union Telegraph Company: stock Personal names: Pew, W.P.; Wood, Daniel; Curtiss, George Geography:

Scope and Contents August 3, 1863. D.B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell including a meticulous account of his participation in the Battle of Vicksburg and his near fatal injury suffered in the assault: "I received my wound on the 19th of May at the first charge on the works in the rear of Vicksburg, our Brigade charged on what was called Fort Hill. ?my position was colour bearer and I had to go down a small ravine which was in the hillside?I was struck directly under and about 3/4 of an inch from my left eye --I did...

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Topics: agriculture; Cornell Public Library; New York State Agricultural Rooms; New York State Legislature; Ezra Cornell's election to the State Senate; Ezra Cornell's charitable contributions Personal names: Millspaugh, John H.; Cornell, E.S.; Pew, W.P.; Wood, O.S. Geography: Kansas; Albany, N.Y.

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October 2, 1863. D.B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell describing life in a convalescent hospital in Illinois. Topics: New York State Legislature: letters from constituents; agriculture; New York State canals; cattle Personal names: Wells, Henry; Chester, George F.; Cornell, D.B. Geography:

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October 12, 1863. M.B. Wood to Ezra Cornell describing a battle. October 18, 1863. D.B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell describing life in a convalescent hospital in Illinois. Topics: Civil War; Western Union Telegraph Company: dividends; New York State Agricultural Rooms Personal names: Millspaugh, John H.; Wood, M.B.; Wood, O.S.; Cornell, John H.; Cornell, D.B. Geography: