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January 20, 1861. Ezra Cornell to I.R. Elwood: "The great question of the day is, have we a National Government? I have always thought we had, I think we have still." Topics: Possible dissolution of the Union; slavery; Tompkins County agricultural surveys; New York State Canal Commissioner's Office Personal names: Cornell, O.H. Perry; Robertson, H.D.; Cornell, D.B.; Rowell, Mary; Wood, M.B.; Cornell, Angeline Geography:

Scope and Contents February 21, 1861. Ezra Cornell to Mary Ann Cornell: "Tuesday I was coming down Broadway just before 3 P.M., and the gathering crowd along that popular thoroughfare reminded me that the Prest Elect was to arrive in the city at 3 and triumverate through Broadway to the Astor, I therefore turned into the Musuem when I reached that curiosity shop and got a window commanding the Astor from which I could notice the progress of the Nations Hope from Chamber Street to the Astor. At that distance I...

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Topics: Tompkins County agricultural surveys; Forest Park farm; agriculture; wheat.; coal oil business; New York State Canal Commissioner's Office; Cayuga Inlet; secession Personal names: Chace, Alonzo; Cornell, Ezra E.; Cornell, D.B.; Barnard, D.; Wood, O.S.; Robertson, Mary C.; Wood, M.B.; Cornell, Paul J.; Pew, W.P. Geography: Gloversville, N.Y.; DeRuyter, N.Y.; Coshocton, Ohio

Scope and Contents April 22, 1861. Paul J. Cornell to Ezra Cornell: "Your predictions, concerning our state, I am ashamed to confess, are?to be realized for the disunionist have or are about to?our good old state into this unholy war against our wishes & better judgment, it is hard for us to fight against the star spangled banner, that which our fathers suffered, bled, dide and won for our enjoyments. The negrows are volunteering there servises all over the state to fight against the north, thay are not...

Scope and Contents June 4, 1861. Ezra Cornell to Mary Ann Cornell: "The death of Douglass which we have just heard will be regretted by the Nation at this critical juncture. If he had poped off before hatching his Squatter Soverign herricy his death would have been a National blessing." Topics: coal oil business; Forest Park farm; telegraph business correspondence; Civil War: Battle of Bull Run, prisoners (John W. and Ezra E. Cornell). Personal names: Chace, Miller; Wood, O.S.; Speed, J.J.; Wood, M.B.;...

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Topics: Cornell family genealogy and history; Civil war: contributing supplies; coal oil business; Tompkins County agricultural surveys (report); Farmers Club (Ithaca) Personal names: Cornell, D.B.; Wood, Otis E.; Wood, M.B. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.

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Topics: coal oil business; Civil War; New York State Agricultural Rooms; Family correspondence; Forest Park farm Personal names: Wood, M.B.; Curtiss, George; Cornell, O.H. Perry; Wood, O.S.; Robertson, Mary C.; Smith, F.O.J.; Finch, James; Finch, Jane Cornell Geography:

Scope and Contents January 10, 1862. O.H. Perry Cornell to Ezra Cornell and Mary Ann Cornell: "I write to ask forgiveness for one or two rather quick speeches in my last letter and to ask you to write to me at least if nothing more for I have done nothing as yet that I deserve to be thus treated by you, to be sure I married very young but Dear Parents Louise is more than twice worthy of me she is good and she is pure and all you can say is she is poor." January 13, 1862. [Barnard] to Ezra...

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Topics: New York State Legislature: letters and petitions from constituents, legislation; Forest Park farm; New York State Agricultural Rooms; coal oil business; Western Union Telegraph Company; agriculture; New York State Agricultural survey; New York State Agricultural Society; diphtheria. Personal names: Wood, M.B.; Cornell, Franklin C.; Cornell, O.H. Perry; Smith, F.O.J. Geography: Albany, N.Y.; Ithaca, N.Y.

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Topics: Forest Park farm; New York State Legislature: letters from constituents and others; Civil War; cattle; agriculture; New York State Agricultural Rooms; Western Union Telegraph Company Personal names: Cornell, E.B.; Cornell, Franklin C.; Cornell, N.P.; Egbert, J.D.; Robertson, H.D.; Chester, E.W.; Finch, Jane Cornell; Cornell, O.H. Perry; Wood, O.S. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.; Albany, N.Y.