The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

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Date Range

1850-1860

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A handwritten copy of a mortgage or deed between Angeline C. Cornell and John Bishop, dated March 31 1853 and rendered complete, or "discharged," as of May 7 1853. This document grants Angeline C. Cornell or her heir the use of and control over land within "the John Bishop farm...containing twenty-three acres and ninety two and a half rods" so long as she provides for John Bishop Jr "a good and comfortable support" during his natural life.

Keywords

Cornell Family, Cornell Collection, Land Acquisition

Disciplines

Cultural History | History | United States History

1853 Deed of Angeline C. Cornell and John Bishop

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