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Campbell Farm Document

An inventory of the item at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 16 Jan 2015

Biographical History

Ebenezer Pennock (1820-1896) was a resident of central New York and a landowner of some 3600 acres, including (apparently) at this time the tract of land known as the Campbell Farm. Among other things he furnished the railroads with wood for their engines and grew onions and celery on his land. He was president of the Chittenango Cotton company and later owner of the mill property, and a director in the Canastota National Bank.

[Information taken from "The Pennocks and the Carpenters," http://members.shaw.ca/familyhistory/pennock/dsp1.htm#P938; not verified.]

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Campbell Farm Document consists of a lengthy document detailing the situation, history, and productivity of an area of land in Central New York, near what was then called Chittenango Depot. The reason appears to be the desire of a railroad to cut across the land, thus decreasing its productivity and making access difficult. There are numerous penciled annotations throughout and a list of names at the end (including one annotated in pencil as "a very old man").

Arrangement of the Collection

Single item.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

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Subject Headings

Persons

Pennock, Ebenezer.

Corporate Bodies

New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad.

Subjects

Farming -- New York (State) -- History.
Railroads -- New York (State) -- History.

Places

Chittenango (N.Y.) -- History.

Genres and Forms

Legal documents.

Occupations

Farmers.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Campbell Farm Document,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Table of Contents

Legal documents

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