February 16, 1859. Ezra Cornell to John H. Cornell concerning family genealogy with details concerning the families of Elijah Cornell and Eunice Barnard. Topics: coal oil business; Cornell family genealogy and history; agriculture; telegraph business correspondence Personal names: Cornell, D.B.; Wood, M.B.; Dunham, Emily; Cornell, John H.; Beebe, Jeremiah S.; Chester, E.W.; Shaffner, T. P.; Haight, J.W.; Chace, Miller; Cornell, E.S. Geography: Albion, Mich.; Ithaca, N.Y.; Pine River.