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County Tax Receipt, John B. Cornell, June 1, 1872, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for John B. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated June 1, 1872. The total is twenty five dollars and forty five cents. Signed by Lorenzo Englshy[sic] and [unknown].

County Tax Receipt, Lucinda L. Cornell, 1872, Lucinda L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Lucinda L. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated June 1, 1872. The total is ten dollars and seven cents. Signed by Lorenzo Engluy[sic] and [unknown].

Insurance Receipt, John B. Cornell, December 4, 1871, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Insurance receipt from the Ohio Farmers' Insurance Company to John B. Cornell in a blue envelope.

County Tax Receipt, John B. Cornell, November 24, 1871, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for John B. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 24, 1871. The total is thirty dollars and twenty four cents. Signed by Lorenzo English and P. M. Corzilius.

County Tax Receipt, Lucinda L. Cornell, November 24, 1871, Lucinda L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Lucinda L. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 24, 1871. The total is eleven dollars and ninety seven cents. Signed by Lorenzo English and P. M. Corzilius.

Insurance Receipt, John B. Cornell, November 16, 1871, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed receipt for John B. Cornell by S. Seely, working for the Ohio Farmers Insurance Company.

County Tax Receipt, John B. Cornell, May 25, 1871, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for John B. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated May 25, 1871. The total is twenty nine dollars and ninety five cents. Signed by James E. Wright and P. M. Corzelius.

County Tax Receipt, Lucinda L. Cornell, May 25, 1871, Lucinda L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Lucinda L. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated May 25, 1871. The total is nine dollars and forty five cents. Signed by James E. Wright and P. M. Corzelius.

Receipt From John B. Cornell To College Building Fund, April 24, 1871, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Blue and tan receipt for fifty dollars from John B. Cornell to College Building Fund.

County Tax Receipt, Lucinda L. Cornell, December 1, 1870, Lucinda L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for the heirs of Elias Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated December 1, 1870. The total is eleven dollars and eleven cents. Signed by J. C. [unknown] and [unknown]

County Tax Receipt, John B. Cornell, December 1, 1870, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for John B. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated December 1, 1870. The total is thirty five dollars and twenty six cents. Signed by James E. Wright and [unknown].

Cemetery Receipt, October 26, 1870, John Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt given for a subscription to the College Building Fund.

Insurance Receipt, John B. Cornell, June 20, 1870, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Insurance policy receipt for John B. Cornell from the Home Insurance Company.

County Tax Receipt, Lucinda L. Cornell, June 15, 1870, Lucinda L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Lucinda L. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated June 15, 1870. The total is ten dollars and seven cents. Signed by James E. Wright and P. M. Corzelius.

County Tax Receipt, John B. Cornell, June 15, 1870, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for John B. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated June 15, 1870. The total is eighteen dollars and sixty six cents. Signed by James E. Wright and P. M. Corzelius.

Insurance Policy For Angeline C. Cornell, January 10, 1870, Angeline Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Insurance policy against loss or damage by fire or lightning for Angeline C. Cornell worth $800, insured by the Home Insurance Company of Ohio.

Carte-De-Visite Photograph: "2 Headed Girl, Millie Crissie," No Date., J. H. Fitzgibbon

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Conjoined twins Millie and Christine McKoy in full portrait. Date of photograph unknown (likely ca. 1870, subjects died 1912).

Photograph: Tintype In Paper Sleeve Depicting A Man And Two Young Women, N.D., Anonymous

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Tintype exposure is about 1"W x 2"H.

A girl in a white dress stands next to a seated man in dark clothes with her left arm around his shoulder. The man wears a hat and his hands rest on his lap. A young woman or girl, also in a white dress, sits next to him with her hands folded in her lap.

Date of photograph is unknown but tintypes flourished in popularity in the 1860s and 1870s and the clothing of the figures suggests a similar time period.

County Tax Receipt, Elias Cornell Heirs, November 22, 1869, Elias Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for the heirs of Elias Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 22, 1869. The total is fifty dollars and twenty nine cents. Signed by J. E. Wright and G. L. [unknown]

County Tax Receipt, John B. Cornell, November 22, 1869, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for John B. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 22, 1869. The total is twenty one dollars and eighty five cents. Signed by J. E. Wright and G. L. [unknown]

County Tax Receipt, Angeline C. Cornell, November 22, 1869, Angeline C. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Angeline C. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 22, 1869. The total is twenty one dollars and eighty five cents. Signed by J. E. Wright and G. L. [unknown]

County Tax Receipt, Lucinda L. Cornell, November 22, 1869, Lucinda L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Lucinda L. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 22, 1869. The total is eleven dollars and seventy eight cents. Signed by J. E. Wright and G. L. [unknown]

1869 Deed From John B. Cornell To Alice J. Cornell, Franklin County Recorder, John B. Cornell, Lucinda L. Merriss

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

This is a handwritten copy of a deed from John B. Cornell and Lucinda L. Cornell, husband and wife, to Alice J. Cornell. This legal document, dated August 27, 1869, deeds land previously owned by John and Lucinda to Alice. The document was amended on September 23, 1899, when Lucinda independently reaffirmed "that she is still satisfied" with the deed after her husband's death.

Signed Photograph Of Robert E. Lee And George Peabody (And Others) At White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, August 1869., Unknown

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This photograph, taken 1869 at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is the last photograph of Robert E. Lee before his death in 1870. Seen by some as a symbol of early reconciliation between North and South, the image features Lee (seated, 2nd from left) alongside George Peabody (seated, 3rd from left). Peabody was a British-American industrialist and philanthropist who supported the Union during the war, but was fêted by fellow guests at the Springs in 1869 for his postwar generosity and investment in the Southern education system. Both he and Lee shared the belief that education was the best means …

Note, April 19, 1869, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Note reads "Columbus O April 19th 1869 Threan[sic] worthy after date I promise to pay N. C. Hart or order two hundred dollars with interest at the rate of 18% for eight [unknown] for [unknown] for value received"

Receipt For Angeline Cornell's Annual Insurance Payment, January 7, 1869, Angeline Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt of payment of $4.80 by Angeline Cornell for her annual insurance payment to the Home Insurance Company.

County Tax Receipt, Lucinda L. Cornell, November 24, 1868, Lucinda L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Lucinda L. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 24, 1868. The total is twenty dollars and sixty four cents. Signed by A. C. Heally.

County Tax Receipt, Elias Cornell Heirs, November 24, 1868, Elias Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for the heirs of Elias Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 24, 1868. The total is forty seven dollars and fifty two cents. Signed by A. C. Heally.

County Tax Receipt, John Cornell, November 24, 1868, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for John B. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 24, 1868. The total is thirty four dollars and thirty six cents. Signed by A. C. Heally.

County Tax Receipt, Angeline C. Cornell, November 24, 1868, Angeline C. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Angeline C. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 24, 1868. The total is nineteen dollars and fifty six cents. Signed by A. C. Heally.