December 8, 1874. Mary Ann Cornell to E.B. Cornell: "Ezra received your letter of the 6th this morning and requested me to answer it as he is unable to write?he is very feble indeed but we hope he will get about again soon, he has about finished the business of settleing with the University and that is a great load off his mind. I hope he will get his matters in shape so he can give more attention to geting his health restored and less to business, the boys are all doing all they can to assist him, and I hope it will all come out right." Topics: Cornell family correspondence: letters to Mary Ann Cornell from family (children, siblings, and cousins) and friends; news of family life, health, deaths, Ithaca, and grandchildren; letter of thanks from Dr. C.S. Lozier for Cornell Scholarship; Cornell family genealogy and history; Cornell family English legacy; M.B. Wood to Phebe Wood describing his trip to Washington, D.C. Personal names: Cornell, Mary Ann; Dunham, Emily; Dunham, J.; Wood, Phebe; Barnard, Eunice; Lozier, C.S.; Cornell, Sue; Cornell, Franklin C.; Cornell, Betsy Ann; Chace, Anna; Allen, Clara; Cornell, D.B.; Wood, M.B.; Cornell, E.B. Geography: Albion; DeRuyter; Ithaca; Washington, D.C.