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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.

Receipt, John B. Cornell, July 10, 1868, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Handwritten receipt from John B. Cornell promising to pay Youngglove V. Massey $75.

Payment Note, John B. Cornell, March 7, 1868, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Handwritten note reading "I hereby agree with George M Cheever to pay to the heir of Polly Hatch Freuty[sic] five dollars on demand. March 7 1868. J. B. Cornell Seen by Minty [sic] cqc [sic]"

The back reads "Received of J. B. Cornell twenty five dollars in full of the within claim Sept 1st 1870 G. W. Cheever by John Wagner"

Note From Lois Cheever, March 7, 1868, Sally W. Dykon, Lois Cheever

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Note reading "March 7, 1868 We the legalties[sic] of Nathan Cheever hereby acknowledge payment of the legacies due us under the will of said Nathan Cheever release all our claim on the land de-vised to George Cheever from all their &[sic] claim or accord thereof. Sally W. Dykon Lois Cheever"

Check To George Cheever, March 7, 1868, George Cheever

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Check that reads "Dolls 1000 Columbus, Ohio March 7, 1868 On or before April 1/68 after date I promise to pay to the order of George Cheever one thousand dollars value received"

Note For $500, March 7, 1868, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Note reading "Dolls. 500x Columbus, Ohio March 7 1868 On April 1. 1870 after date I promise to pay to the order of George W Cheever five hundred dollars payable with [unknown] from April 1. 1868 payable semiannually value received"

The back reads "$15,00 Nov 9 1868 received on the within note fifteen dollars__ April 12th 1869 $15,00 received on the within note fifteen dollars__ Oct 1st 1869 received on the within note fifteen dollars

Without recourse pay to the order of Lois Cheever G. W. Cheever"

Loan Note, John B. Cornell, March 7, 1868, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Note stating that John B. Cornell owes George W. Cheever $575 on or before April 1869 with interest from April 1868. The note is torn and the back partially reads "ceived[sic] on the within[sic] hundred dollars 12th 1869 eived[sic] on the within[sic] dollars 13th 1869"

Insurance Receipt For Angeline Cornell, January 14, 1868, Angeline Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt of Angeline Cornell's insurance payment of $4.80 to the Home Insurance Company.

Receipt, John B. Cornell, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt from John B. Cornell to Youngglove and Massey for $75 on July 10, 1868.

On back, it reads "Jan 19 1869 received on the [unknown] $50.00 dollars"

County Tax Receipt, John B. Cornell, October 28, 1867, 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 October 28, 1867. The total is twenty one dollars and ten cents. Signed by Jon Falkenbach.

County Tax Receipt, Elias Cornell Heirs, October 28, 1867, 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 October 28, 1867. The total is thirty six dollars and four cents. Signed by Jon Falkenbach.

Records And Documents Associated With Or Possibly Associated With General William Robertson Boggs, Some Date Unclear Or Unknown: September 23, 1867 - February 1880; July 5, 1902., William Robertson Boggs

William Robertson Boggs Family Papers

Boggs Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 11.

Receipts, estate documents, fragments, newspaper clippings, etc.

Records and Documents Associated with or Possibly Associated with General William Robertson Boggs, some date unclear or unknown: September 23, 1867 - February 1880; July 5, 1902.

Internal Revenue Service Receipt, John B. Cornell, July 27, 1867, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed receipt for John B. Cornell for fifteen dollars and eleven cents. Signed by R. S. Wartin.