Scott family papers, 1861-1895.
Collection Number: 1737

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Scott family papers, 1861-1895.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
1737
Abstract:
Correspondence (1862-1872), legal papers (1861-1875), memorandum books (1870-1875), and account books of Wiley H. Scott and family of Ninevah and Unadilla, N.Y. pertaining to business ventures such as the "Scott House," a hotel in Ninevah N.Y. and the Scott Brewery in Unadilla, N.Y.
Creator:
Scott family.
Quanitities:
.8 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence (1862-1872), legal papers (1861-1875), memorandum books (1870-1875), and account books of Wiley H. Scott and family of Ninevah and Unadilla, N.Y. pertaining to business ventures such as the "Scott House," a hotel in Ninevah N.Y. and the Scott Brewery in Unadilla, N.Y.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Scott family papers, #1737. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Scott, Wiley H.
Scott House (Ninevah, N.Y.)
Scott Brewery (Unadilla, N.Y.)
Places:
Unadilla (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
Ninevah (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
Subjects:
Families -- New York (State) -- Ninevah.
Families -- New York (State) -- Unadilla.
Hotels -- New York (State) -- Ninevah.
Breweries -- New York (State) -- Unadilla.
Form and Genre Terms:
Account books.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Box sorted into years and placed in bond paper folders; the letters, money notes, bills, and receipts make up the business and personal correspondence of Wiley H. Scott and his sons Edwin W., Emmet H., and Silas L. Scott. Concerns various business enterprises which they undertook, such as the "Scott House", a hotel in Nineveh, N.Y., the Scott Brewery in Unadilla, road building in the mid-west, and various legal cases in which they were involved, as a land ejectment suit in Nineveh in 1867, and a contract violation suit in which they were the defendants in 1875. The Scotts were neighbors of the Hobbs Family and evidently J.W. Hobbs, acted as their legal counsel. These papers relating to the Scott family were removed from the Hobbs Bros. Papers (1641) and a few more relative letters are to be found in the post-nineteen hundred correspondence of the collection.
Box 1
Marriage Certificate
1861-11-11
Scope and Contents
Edwin W. Scott, Nineveh, N.Y. to Abbey F.T Williams, Lansingville
Box 1
IOU of E.W.S. to W.H.S.
1862
Box 1
List of goods to be sold
1863-12-18
Box 1
Ads - Lorillard Fire Insurance Co. of N.Y.
date unknown
Scope and Contents
RR Restaurant, Unadilla; First National Hotel, Wellsville; National Hotel, Windsor, N.Y. - S.S. Doolittle, Windsor, N.Y.
Box 1
AVRR distances between Pittsburgh and other towns
date unknown
Box 1
Improved Order of Red Men
1873-08-14
Scope and Contents
Festival tickets - Warren, Pa.
Box 1
List of Plaintiff's Costs
1867
Scope and Contents
Costs in case of Joseph L. Smith vs Wiley H. Scott, Supreme Court, Chenango Co.
Box 1
Willard Barns vs Wiley H. Scott
1867-07
Scope and Contents
points of defendant (printed)
Box 1
Willard Barns vs Wiley H. Scott
Box 1
Bills
date unknown
Scope and Contents
Unadilla, Albany, Binghamton
Box 1
Mortgage
1870-02-01
Scope and Contents
Clarissa E. Foote to Edwin W. Scott - Nineveh Hotel Property
Box 1
Bond
1870-2-10
Scope and Contents
Clarissa E. Foote to Edwin W. Scott - Nineveh Hotel Property
Box 1
Receipt for payment
1870-08-05
Scope and Contents
By E.W. Scott of subscription cost for "Home and Abroad", Unadilla
Box 1
List of Mortgages
1871-11-20
Scope and Contents
Given by E. W. Scott & AL and E.W. Scott
Box 1
Copy of Indenture
1872-01-20
Scope and Contents
WHS to EWS $2,000
Box 1
Contract Clark Bush and Edwin Scott
1873-06-03
Scope and Contents
For latter to sell former's patented gate and fence in parts of Penn. Power of Attorney
Box 1
Emmet to Edwin and brother
1873-05-11-1873-05-23
Scope and Contents
re: death of daughter
Box 1
Statement of Inventory
1874-12-04
Scope and Contents
Inventory and Appraisement of personal property of W.H. Scott
Box 1
Detailed Statement of Cash Received
1874-11-14
Scope and Contents
By E.H. Scott as executor of the last Will and Testament of W.H. Scott
Box 1
Summons by Riley Bush
1875-01-23
Scope and Contents
Summons by Riley Bush against Edwin, Emmet et al. for $600 owed by Edwin
Box 1
Injunction
1875-01-30
Scope and Contents
Against Abbey Scott for above $600
Box 1
Legal description of Brewery property
date unknown
Box 1
Broadside
date unknown
Scope and Contents
C.T. Bush's Iron Fence
Box 1
Copy of Condensed Description of Deed for land in Randolph Co., Va.
date unknown
Scope and Contents
Copy of Deed - letter on back from "Jamie" to Edwin. "Brother Edwin" from Silas, Chicago - has rented farm to Hamilton Dean. About 5,000 secessionists captured and brought to Chicago - came over our road - comfortably clothed, but few with overcoats. Kentuckians and Tennesseans appear to be glad they were captured. Not so of Mississippians. All of rank and file very ignorant, say they have been misled, they expected to be abused and jeered at in a free state but have been treated kindly. A majority of our volunteers from this state, Indiana to Missouri no more intelligent than the sec'y. Most go for pay and not for any particular principle...comments on E's recent marriage. Decided to bury his objections and E's marrying so young. Might buy his father's Dickinson lot and leave RR where he is now working.
Box 1
Henry R. Mygatt to Wiley H. Scott Esq.
1863-11-19
Scope and Contents
Henry R. Mygatt (Oxford lawyer?) to Wiley H. Scott Esq. re: latter's case
Box 1
Henry R. Mygatt to Wiley H. Scott Esq.
1864-02-05-1865-09-18
Scope and Contents
Henry R. Mygatt (Oxford lawyer?) to Wiley H. Scott Esq. re: ejectment suit
Box 1
W.H. Scott to H.R. Mygatt
1868-09-18
Box 1
Agreement between Wiley H.. Scott and Edwin W. Scott
1861-04-04
Scope and Contents
Agreement between Wiley H. Scott and Edwin W. Scott of Colesville, Broome County leasing land of W.H.S. to E. S. in Afton and Colesville.
Box 1
Receipted bill from John H. Tweedy and Son
1863-11-20
Scope and Contents
Receipted bill from John H. Tweedy and Son, Binghamton to E.W. Scott
Box 1
Emmet Scott to Edwin Scott
1866-06-23-1866-06-26
Scope and Contents
West Virginia, Emmet to Ed
Box 1
Emmet H. Scott to Edwin W. Scott
1867-09-07
Scope and Contents
Peru, Indiana Co. From Emmet Scott to Edwin Scott expressing some concern as to their financial status as a partnership (Edwin W. Scott and Emmet H. Scott have contract for grading and masonry of 22 miles of road from Peru to Rochester)
Box 1
Wiley Scott to Mygatt
1866
Scope and Contents
Re: Barnes case
Box 1
Silas to Brother
1867-12-08
Scope and Contents
St. Louis - Silas to "brother" - has job there on R. R.
Box 1
A.D. Williams to W.H. Scott
1867-03-07
Scope and Contents
Unadilla, A.D. Williams - thinks a Mr. Gilbert left his shears in W.H. Scott's bar room
Box 1
Silas to ?
1868-01-03
Scope and Contents
St. Louis - Silas - "there are hundreds of men out of jobs in the West. Travel is light. Business dull and money close. Other letters - re: farm matters.
Box 1
Silas to ?
1869-03-29
Scope and Contents
Re: father's excessive and ill-advised expenditures ("2nd childhood")
Box 1
Chauncey Slade to Edwin W. Scott
1871-04-14
Scope and Contents
Adams, N.Y. - Letterhead: "Cooper House", Chauncey Slade, Prop. to E.W. Scott - ordering ale.
Box 1
Edwin to Father
1871-10-31
Scope and Contents
Edwin to his Father - mentions Silas' lack of affection toward him since his marriage and things said about him by Silas behind his back.
Box 1
Arthur to Edwin
1871-11-28
Scope and Contents
Unadilla - Scott's Brewery, E.W. Scott & A.L. Scott - Arthur to Edwin, re: latter's debts
Box 1
W.H.S., A.L.S. to A. Kellogg & Son
1871-12-23
Scope and Contents
Re: offer to sell brewery, house and lot.
Box 1
Emmet to Brother
1872-02-17-1872-10-14
Scope and Contents
Emmet to Brother (Edwin?) - re: Father's death and will
Box 1
Emmet to Brother
1872-08-17-1872-12-20
Scope and Contents
Emmet to Brother - re: latter's debts and the inheritance
Box 1
Maria to Edwin
1872-10-20
Scope and Contents
Maria (?) to Edwin - re: family affairs
Box 1
Silas to Edwin
1873-05-19
Scope and Contents
Re: begging him not to invest in liquor business.
Box 1
Miscellaneous letters
1873-05-11-1873-05-23
Box 1
E.H. to E.W. Scott
1873-09-06
Scope and Contents
Re: where abouts of members of the family
Box 1
Emmet to Edwin
1873-10-11
Scope and Contents
Re: Poor management of brewery business
Box 1
W.H. Scott to Brother
1872-07-19
Scope and Contents
Nineveh - Re: "Grant-ism he says is dying out every day. I guess Greely pill is hard to take but 'tis the go here.
Series II. Account Books and ledgers
Box 2
Four "bar and board" books
1872-1875
Scope and Contents
belonging to E.W. Scott
Box 2
E. W. Scott's memo book
1870
Box 2
Scott House Account Books
1863-1874
Scope and Contents
Four of E. W. Scott's account books for the "Scott House", the earlier books possibly pertaining to other commercial enterprises
Box 2
Account Book for brewery
1870-1872
Scope and Contents
One account book for the E. W. Scott Brewery
Volume 1
Ledger
1871-1872
Scope and Contents
Ledger - Arthur L. Scott (Scott's Brewery?) Separate account book on shelf 13 1/2 x 8 3/4
Volume 2
Day Book "B"
1865-08-1868
Scope and Contents
Day Book "B" - "G. S. M. Unadilla & Nineveh Separate on shelf 14" x 9"