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James B. Butler (d. 1927) was an American lawyer and government official. He served as chief of the Appointment Division of the Treasury Department from 1881 to 1884, working under Treasury Secretary Charles J. Folger. Butler was campaign manager for Folger's 1882 New York gubernatorial race and for Chester A. Arthur's 1884 presidential campaign. Collection contains correspondence, reports, clippings, and campaign materials. Bulk of collection consists of Butler's incoming mail at the Treasury Department and his responses which detail the operation of the "spoils system" and administration of Treasury Department personnel. Also, correspondence from Folger and other New York State Republican leaders with Butler concerning his management of Folger's unsuccessful 1882 gubernatorial campaign in New York. less

Samuel Sullivan Cox (1824-1889) was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. The correspondence consists of letters between Cox and various individuals, many unnamed, written between 1853 and 1888, and relating to both social and official matters. The majority of the letters were written in 1883 and 1884 to Worthington C. Ford while Cox was serving in the United States Congress, and pertain to political and legal issues less