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John Southworth papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3919

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes land deeds from New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Indiana; mortgages and bonds; letters patent; bank-related correspondence; legal correspondence; ledger sheets; survey bills; lists of leases and purchases; stock certificate books; checkbook; and diary.

Dates

  • 1817-1921.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

John Southworth moved from Herkimer County, New York to Dryden, Tompkins County, New York with his father, Thomas Southworth, in 1806. He became a large landholder and one of the wealthiest men in Tompkins County.

Extent

1.9 cubic feet. (1.9 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Financial records relating to land holdings, sales and leases by John Southworth in New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Indiana.

Physical Description

Land deeds, mortgages, bonds, correspondence, ledgers, survey bills, lists of leases and purchases, letters patent, stock certificate books, checkbook, diary.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
G. Solomon
Date completed:
Dec. 1981
EAD encoding:
J.M. Nicholas, June 2003
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by G. Solomon
Date
June 2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)