Scope and Contents April 23, 1865. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "The Genesee College swindle is bad enough, but it will be worse for that college than for me?. Several members urged it to be stricken out and the amount to be divided among the members to pay for passing the bill without the amendment -- Others said $15,000 to members would secure the passage of the bill -- Others thought $10,000 would do it -- Still others thought $250. It seems to be conceded that we never had a more corrupt Assembly...

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May 11, 1865. Mariah Booth to Ezra Cornell from Nevada City, Colorado Territory recounting travels west from Wisconsin and experience with gold mining. Topics: Cornell University: founding legislation, buildings; People's College; Albion College; agriculture; Land Grant Act; Wisconsin lands; Forest Park farm; cattle Personal names: Woodward, W.A.; Beebe, A.; Macy, Philander; Booth, Mariah Geography:

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May 18, 1865. Andrew Dickson White to Ezra Cornell: "I sent to you at the Astor House a batch of introductory letters to Professors in Columbia Yale & Harvard and hope you received and used them." Topics: Cornell University: buildings, faculty; Land Grant Act; cattle; University of Rochester; Brown University. Personal names: Wood, O.S.; White, Andrew Dickson; Smith, F.O.J. Geography:

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Topics: Cornell University: founding, trustees; Cornell villa; cattle; Family correspondence Personal names: Bogart, William H.; Cornell, D.B.; Millspaugh, John H.; Smith, F.O.J. Geography:

Scope and Contents June 12, 1865. Andrew Dickson White to Ezra Cornell commenting on the establishment of the Cornell University Library and suggesting titles and books. Topics: Cornell University: founding, buildings, establishment of Library; Nevada City mining prospects; Audubon books; Albion College; Buffalo Historical Society; Western Union Telegraph Company; Erie & Michigan line; New York and Erie line. Personal names: Wood, M.B.; White, Andrew Dickson; Smith, F.O.J.; Cornell, D.B.; Booth,...

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Topics: Cornell University: founding, establishment of Library; Audubon books; cattle Personal names: White, Andrew Dickson; Finch, F.M.; Barnard, D.R.; Brown, Amos; Kelly, William Geography:

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Topics: Cornell University: founding, establishment of Library, trustees; telegraph industry (new lines); cattle; Albion College; temperance Personal names: White, Andrew Dickson; Cornell, D.B.; Smith, F.O.J.; Pinkham, F.W.; Wood, M.B. Geography:

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July 21, 1865. Andrew Dickson White to Ezra Cornell: "I spent a little time at Harvard University a few days since and though too weak to explore much, got some new suggestions on certain points." Topics: Cornell University: founding, establishment of Library, trustees, buildings; telegraph business correspondence: stock dividends; DeRuyter Institute Personal names: Speed, J.J.; Beebe, A.; Sibley, Hiram; Potter, Henry S.; Brown, Amos; Bloodgood, S. DeWitt Geography:

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Topics: Cornell University: founding, establishment of Library, trustees; telegraph industry; New York State canals; geological specimens; Wisconsin lands; railroad line to Ithaca from Pennsylvania coal region (Ithaca and Towanda Rail Road Company). Personal names: Chester, E.W.; Wood, O.S.; Chace, Thomas; Woodward, W.A. Geography:

Scope and Contents March 7, 1865. John Harald to Ezra Cornell: "?and immediately I wrote to our Members of Assembly to favor the passage of the "Cornell University" bill, in very pressing terms." March 9, 1865. John Stanton Gould to Ezra Cornell: "I am ashamed my dear sir to see any hesitation of haggling in the acceptance of your princely gift which I am sure contains the [?] of priceless blessings to our State." Topics: agriculture; Land Grant Act; New York State Legislature: legislation, letters from...