COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The Enos Thompson Throop papers contain intra-family correspondence about business, weddings, deaths, and travel; receipts from tradesmen, hardware, agricultural implements, repair, newspaper, general stores, and clothing; a farm labourers accounts, 1834-1838, including prices for produce and purchases. The collection ncludes a letter to State Assemblyman questioning his campaign promise of a bill to place the County court house in Auburn, 1807, and an executive order issued by Governor Throop for the transfer of prisoners from Auburn to Sing Sing, the former prison being overcrowded, February 11, 1830.
Dates
- 1807 - 1868
Creator
- Throop, Enos Thompson, 1784-1874. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
New York State Governor, 1830-1832.
Extent
.8 cubic feet.
Abstract
Personal correspondence; bills, receipts and accounts for merchandise and services. Includes an executive order issued by Governor Throop for the transfer of prisoners from Auburn to Sing Sing, the former prison being overcrowded.
Physical Description
Correspondence, financial and legal documents.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- April 2016
- EAD encoding:
- Marcie Farwell, April 2016
- Date modified:
- RMC Staff, April 2016
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- April 2016
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu