Guide to the Ovid, N.Y. Account Books,
1829-1835, 1838-1856.

Collection Number: 6031

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
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Compiled by:
S.L.
Date completed:
Dec. 1978
EAD encoding:
Andrea Hektor, June 2004

© 2004 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Ovid, N.Y. account books, 1829-1835, 1838-1856.
Collection Number:
6031
Quantity:
1 reel microfilm.
Forms of Material:
Microfilm
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Accounts of W.P.F.B. Pomeroy, an Ovid cabinet maker (1838-1856) and Rockwell Manning, a hosteler (1829-1835). In the Manning ledger are notes of Laverne Blackwell, a child, on curing horses and penmanship practice exercises.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Accounts of W.P.F.B. Pomeroy, an Ovid cabinet maker (1838-1856) and Rockwell Manning, a hosteler (1829-1835). In the Manning ledger are notes of Laverne Blackwell, a child, on curing horses and penmanship practice exercises.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Blackwell, Laverne.
Manning, Rockwell.
Pomeroy, W. P. F. B.

Subjects:
Cabinetmakers--New York (State)--Ovid.
Hotelkeepers--New York (State)--Ovid.
Penmanship--History--19th century.

Places:
Ovid (N.Y.)--History, Local.

Form and Genre Terms:
Accounts.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Ovid, N.Y. account books, #6031. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
W.P.F.B. Pomeroy, Ovid, N.Y., May 14, 1838 - January 10, 1856.
Item #1
Contains accounts of a cabinent and coffin maker.
Rockwell Manning ledger, August 29, 1829 - June 19, 1835.
Item #2
Accounts of a hosteler. Mixed vith the accounts are the notes of Laverne Blackvell - a child, who used the volume to practice penmanship, keep notes on curing horses, and take down a recipe for invisible ink.