Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photographs, personal papers, printed material, and other papers by or relating to Cornelius Boyle, circa 1866-1878. Included are 15 letters from Cornelius Boyle to wife Fannie Greene Boyle, relatives, and business associates concerning his travels and efforts in Mexico; 9 letters between Boyle and collaborators in the promotion and colonization of Barronville in Jalisco; a manuscript plat map of Barronville; a topographical sketch of a nearby hacienda called San Lorenzo; and manuscript agreements and reports exchanged between Boyle and Eustace Barron concerning San Lorenzo (located in the municipality of Ejutla).
Also present are Boyle’s manuscript passport, immigration form, 4 manuscript diaries, and medical diploma.
Materials pertaining to Fannie Boyle and the Boyle family include 14 letters from Fannie Boyle to children and relatives (sent from Virginia and California), 2 photograph albums, 13 loose photographs, and papers relating to family genealogy.
Included are photocopies of materials chiefly from the Virginia Historical Society relating to Cornelius Boyle’s time in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Dates
- 1840-1878
Creator
- Boyle, Cornelius, 1817-1878 (Author)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Cornelius Boyle Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2019.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by format.
Extent
1.05 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, personal papers, printed material, and other papers by or relating to Cornelius Boyle, circa 1866-1878. Included are 15 letters from Cornelius Boyle to wife Fannie Greene Boyle, relatives, and business associates concerning his travels and efforts in Mexico; 9 letters between Boyle and collaborators in the promotion and colonization of Barronville in Jalisco; a manuscript plat map of Barronville; a topographical sketch of a nearby hacienda called San Lorenzo; and manuscript agreements and reports exchanged between Boyle and Eustace Barron concerning San Lorenzo (located in the municipality of Ejutla).
Also present are Boyle’s manuscript passport, immigration form, 4 manuscript diaries, and medical diploma.
Materials pertaining to Fannie Boyle and the Boyle family include 14 letters from Fannie Boyle to children and relatives (sent from Virginia and California), 2 photograph albums, 13 loose photographs, and papers relating to family genealogy.
Included are photocopies of materials chiefly from the Virginia Historical Society relating to Cornelius Boyle’s time in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Cornelius Boyle (1817-1878) of Washington, D.C., joined the Confederate Army following the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 April, and served until 1865 May 19. Owing to his reputation as a Confederate spy, Boyle was barred from returning to Washington--he instead left for Mexico, during which time he met Mexican businessman Eustace Barron ( -1867). In 1866, Boyle mapped Barron’s lands in Nayarit and Jalisco. He later laid out Barronville--a town intended for 200 families--near Tuxpan and San Lorenzo. These plans were scrapped upon the deposal of Emperor Maximillian in 1867, causing Boyle to leave for the United States. He soon reopened the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs at Warrenton, Virginia, but eventually returned to his medical practice in Washington, D.C. He married Fannie Greene Boyle ( -1869) in 1852; the couple had 7 children. He married Cherry Bethune Boyle circa 1875.
Processing Information
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These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards. For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Manuscript Unit Processing Manual.
- Americans -- Mexico
- Barron, Eustace, -1867
- Boyle, Fannie Greene, -1869
- Ejutla (Jalisco, Mexico)
- Jalisco (Mexico) -- Maps
- Land settlement -- Mexico
- Manuscript maps
- Mexico -- Description and travel
- Mexico -- Maps
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Real property -- Mexico -- Jalisco
- Tuxpan (Jalisco, Mexico)
- Women -- Virginia
Source
- Michael Vinson (Bookseller)
- Title
- Guide to the Cornelius Boyle Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Lerner
- Date
- April 2021, updated October 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
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