Cornelius Masten papers
Scope and Contents
The collection spans the dates 1811-1886 and consists of business and personal correspondence, legal documents, and receipts. The personal correspondence is primarily between Masten and his sons (names unknown). Legal documents regarding loans and land purchase, and receipts are also included. The collection is arranged in four series, according to type of document, and items in each series are in chronological order.
Dates
- Creation: 1811-1886
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Cornelius Masten was a mid-nineteenth-century resident of the town of Milo, village of Penn Yan, Yates County, New York State. He was a lawyer, the first judge of Yates County, and a Superior Court Councillor. He apparently had at least five sons, one of whom (Peter) was also an attorney.
Sources
Biographical information has been derived from the collection. Additional information on Milo, New York was found in :
Cleveland, Stafford C. History of Yates County. Penn Yan, N.Y.: S.C. Cleveland, 1873.
Extent
.1 linear foot
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Cornelius Masten was a mid-nineteenth-century resident of the town of Milo, village of Penn Yan, Yates County, New York State. He was a lawyer, the first judge of Yates County, and a Superior Court Councillor. The collection consists of business and personal correspondence, legal documents, and receipts. The personal correspondence is primarily between Masten and his sons (names unknown). Legal documents regarding loans and land purchase, and receipts are also included.
Processing Information
Finding aid encoded by Lauren Connolly, May 2016.
- Title
- Finding aid for Cornelius Masten papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016-05-23
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository