02899cpc 2200481 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025035002500066040001900091100003600110245004900146300001600195545014100211520118500352555002301537524012901560500004501689600002401734600002301758600001801781600002001799600002101819600002301840600002301863600003501886600003301921600001901954600002001973600001701993600001802010610005402028650002902082650001702111650004802128650005602176651002802232651004002260651005702300655001602357655002002373655001502393998000902408206741120001115145931.0840308q17911985nyu eng d a(CStRLIN)NYCV84-A137 aNICcNICeappm1 aKephart, George S.,ecollector.00aGeorge S. Kephart family papers,f1791-1985. a3 cubic ft. bGeorge S. Kephart is the great-grandson of Horace Mack, Sr. and Eliza Ann Ferris, and the grandson of Horace Mack, Jr. and Lucy Wheeler. aLegal documents, 1791-1897, include articles of agreement, deeds, mortgages, and property titles in and around Ithaca, New York, drawn up by Horace Mack, Sr. and Jr., Benjamin G. Ferris, and Joshua Ferris. Also included are affidavits of application for military land grants by Revolutionary War soldiers, 1818; maps of Tioga County (New York) township divisions, surveyed, 1808; will of Thomas Hathway bequeathing a portion of land to the Publick Universal Friend (Jemima Wilkinson), 1795; expense account, probably of Benjamin Ferris, for a trip to Albany, 1827; and correspondence between Mack and Ferris family members about banking, legal favors, and property interests. Personal papers include bills and receipts, 1804-1902; a deed for land in Montgomery County, New York for John Shelly signed by Governor George Clinton; a well water analysis, Ithaca, New York, 1895; manuscripts on local history, 1901, 1975; and miscellaneous correspondence. Also, material concerning the Riley and Kephart families. Correspondence of Horace Kephart and printed material pertaining to his work as a naturalist and early advocate for establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.0 aUnpublished guide. aGeorge S. Kephart, Collector family papers, #3268. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. aConsists of collections #3268 and #1697.10aFerris, Benjamin G.10aFerris, Eliza Ann.10aShelly, John.10aFerris, Joshua.10aHathway, Thomas.10aMack, Horace,cJr.10aMack, Horace,cSr.10aWilkinson, Jemima,d1752-1819.10aKephart, Horace,d1862-1931.30aFerris family.30aKephart family.30aMack family.30aRiley family.10aNew York (State).bGovernor (1801-1804 : Clinton) 0aFamilyzNew York (State) 0aNaturalists. 0aNational parks and reserveszUnited States. 0aReal propertyzNew York (State)zMontgomery County. 0aIthaca (N.Y.)xHistory. 0aTioga County (N.Y.)xHistory, Local 0aGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) 7aDeeds.2aat 7aMortgages.2aat 7aMaps.2aat s9554