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May 15, 1866. Andrew Dickson White to Ezra Cornell discussing building plans. Topics: Land scrip; Cornell University: location, buildings; collections offered for sale; DeRuyter Institute Personal names: Bell, J.E.; Wright, G.B.; White, Andrew Dickson; Chace, E.C. Geography: Ithaca, N.Y.

Scope and Contents May 21, 1866. Geo. Geddes to Ezra Cornell: "I have received a letter from Mr. Selkreg informing me that the men of Tompkins Co. will present your name to the Union Convention this fall for the office of Governor?" May 22, 1866. Henry Wells to Ezra Cornell: "?I was still under the necessity of differing with you in your opinions regarding the connection of a female department to your University; in a few words I will say that the object of this institution is to make one of higher standard...

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June 9, 1866. Ezra Cornell to Thomas Hillhouse, State of New York Comptroller detailing Ezra Cornell's proposed use of the land scrip. Topics: American Express Company; Cornell University: buildings; American Institute; phonography. Personal names: Sampson, W.S.; Cornell, D.B.; Greeley, Horace; Brown, Amos; Graham, Andrew J. Geography:

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Topics: Western Union Telegraph Company; telegraph business correspondence: stock; Cornell University: buildings, natural history collections; Land Grant Act Personal names: Cornell, Mary E.; Chace, Elijah C. Geography:

Scope and Contents July 4, 1866. Andrew Dickson White to Ezra Cornell: "I have heard of a new candidate for the Presidency of the University -- a Massachusetts judge of high standing. I confess that I would prefer some such man to a clergyman." Topics: Photo-lithography business; Cornell University: buildings; telegraph business correspondence: stocks; Minnesota lands; Wells College Personal names: Page, John R.; White, Andrew Dickson; Kelly, William; Greene, J.N.; Rooker, Thomas N.; Miller, Stephen;...

Scope and Contents August 4, 1866. Thomas Hillhouse to Ezra Cornell, receipt for bonds for the purchase of land scrip owned by the State. August 4, 1866. from Albany: "The struggle is over at last and I have just mailed 200 pieces of land scrip to Mr. Woodward and have written him that we will start for the west by Tuesday the 14th? "I will however say that at last I have got it to suit me, [and] fully controll all the land scrip for four years whither I take and locate the whole or not. Cook or the Peoples...

Scope and Contents August 24, 1866. Ezra Cornell to T.G. Alvord from Eau Claire, Wis.: "I have just returned from a trip of three days in the pineries of the Chippawa sleeping two nights in such rude camp as we could construct of pine bows by the application of half an hours labor. Yesterday morning we were aroused from our slumber by the howling of a pack of wolves of a dozen or more counting by the noise and varying voices. They remained with us an hour and then mooved slowly on untill their howl was lost in...

Scope and Contents September 18, 1866. Ezra Cornell to Theodore Townsand: "?I then found that the land scrip would only sell for about fifty cents per acre in the large quantity offered, and I further proposed to purchase the scrip of the state, select good lands and locate the scrip thereon and sell the land as opirtunity offered, giving to the "Cornell University" all the profits arising from the sale of land, thus realizing two or three dollars per acre as we hope to do instead of fifty cents per acre by...

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Topics: telegraph business correspondence: stock; agriculture; Photo-lithography business; Cornell University: recommendations for faculty; Chicago Historical Society Personal names: Johnson, B.P.; Cornell, D.B.; Pollock, G.H.; Cornell, J.W.; Curtiss, George; Hillhouse, Thomas; White, Andrew Dickson Geography:

Scope and Contents October 31, November 4, 1866. Horace Greeley to Ezra Cornell concerning his resignation from the Board of Trustees of Cornell University. November 6, 1866. W.A. Woodward to Ezra Cornell from New York concerning a proposal to connect a Medical College about to be established in New York City with Cornell University. Topics: Cornell University: trustees, offers of collections; Land scrip; Minnesota lands; Wisconsin lands; Chicago Historical Society; Kansas lands Personal names: White,...