- unitid
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{"value"=>"1001960", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1743-1806", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1743/1806"}
{"value"=>"undated", "type"=>"inclusive"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1743
- date_inclusive_end
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1806
- keydate
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1743
- date_start
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1743
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1806
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Cornell Papers"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Samuel Cornell: 1733-1781. A merchant, landowner and the father-in-law of William Bayard. He was born. In Flushing, L. I. (Queens County). In 1770 he was appointed a counsel by the Royal Court of Great Britain and was assigned to the province of North Carolina. There he resided in Craven County, Newbern Township. Because of his loyalty to Great Britain his property was confiscated. Later he and his family resided in New York City after spending some time in England.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Cornell transaction on payments of money to Thomas Platt, a merchant from Philadelphia from James Green of North Carolina.</p> <p>Legal documents on payment of money to Samuel Cornell.</p> <p>Purchase of goods by Samuel Cornell and some accounts.</p> <p>List of slaves belonging to the Cornell estate who were sold by orders from the Commissioner of Confiscated Property to various buyers residing in North Carolina.</p> <p>Letters from and to William Bayard with Herman Le Roy and David Ogden who filed claims in behalf of the Cornell family for property including slaves seized and sold by the province of North Carolina to various individuals residing in that province.</p> <p>A will belonging to Phoebe Cornell, wife of Robert Cornell.</p>"}