Box MSS Box 350
Container
Contains 71 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of Dr. Theodore Cornell
Collection — Box: MSS Box 350
Identifier: MSS 2021.0012
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a series of 43 letters written by Dr. Theodore Cornell of New Baltimore, New York to his brother Frederick Cornell, D. D., of Raritan, New Jersey. The letters are primarily of a personal nature, conveying news of family with some details about community events and the illnesses of particular patients Dr. Cornell ministered to.
Cornell Folder One, 1852 - 1854
File — Box: MSS Box 350
Scope and Contents
This file contains 8 letters written by Dr. Cornell to his brother. Of note are some mentions of illnesses in New Baltimore and details about farming prospects.
Cornell Folder Two, 1855
File — Box: MSS Box 350
Scope and Contents
This file contains correspondence of Theodore Cornell with his brother Frederick for the year 1855. Of note is a mention of ice harvesting prospects in January and details on patients he ministered to.
Cornell Folder Three, 1856 - 1857
File — Box: MSS Box 350
Scope and Contents
File contains a selection of letters of Dr. Cornell to his brother Frederick and one to his sister Elizabeth concerning news of a mostly personal nature and the weather. Of note are one or two mentions of Dr. Van Allen, another local Doctor.
Cornell Folder Four, 1858
File — Box: MSS Box 350
Scope and Contents
File contains a selection of Dr. Cornell's letters to his brother Frederick on personal and family news. Of note are a few mentions of illnesses and a letter commemorating a birthday.
Cornell Folder Five, 1859
File — Box: MSS Box 350
Scope and Contents
This file contains correspondence of Dr. Cornell concerning mostly family news. Of note is a letter concerning his opinions on the medical profession, mention of the sickness of Edward Bronk, and details about Cornell's home life.
Cornell Folder Six, 1860 - 1861
File — Box: MSS Box 350
Scope and Contents
This file contains correspondence of Dr. Cornell with his brother Frederick. Many letters are of a decidedly somber tone, one concerns assisting with funding possibly for a nephew's college education. Of note is one letter that mentions apples being shipped in barrels by him to his brother on either the barge "Jefferson" or "New Baltimore."
Some Historical Materials of the Ark Lodge No. 48 of Free and Accepted Masons
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2021.0019
Scope and Contents
This small collection comprises three items previously in the care of the Synakowski family of Coxsackie. Included is an early account book of the Coxsackie Masonic Lodge covering the years 1846 to 1916, a book of check stubs for the lodge dating roughly 1897-1907, and a short history of the Masonic lodges of Coxsackie published by Ark Lodge in 1930.
A History of Masonry in Coxsackie, 1796-1930, 1930-09-21
Item — Box: MSS Box 350
Identifier: Item One
Scope and Contents
Item is a short history of the Masonic lodges of Coxsackie written by George W. Barber drawing on sources retained by the lodge as well as materials in the care of the Grand Lodge at New York.
Donor Paperwork, 2021
File — Box: MSS Box 350
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection comprises a selection of materials which have historically resided in the historic home of Anson Strong in Cornwallville, a hamlet in the Town of Durham. Of particular note are some early materials relating to land ownership which convey the location of early businesses in the vicinity of Cornwallville, as well as materials related to the boarding of Nancy Merwin who was likely a ward of the overseers of the poor. Also included is an indenture between a farmer in Durham and the...
