Theodore Tilton correspondence and other material

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unitid

{"value"=>"4647", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4647", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1857-1875", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1857/1875"}

date_inclusive_start

1857

date_inclusive_end

1875

keydate

1857

unittitle

{"value"=>"Theodore Tilton correspondence and other material"}

{"value"=>"Ford collection"}

physdesc

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repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Theodore Tilton was an American abolitionist, newspaper editor, poet, and supporter of women's rights, who brought suit against Henry Ward Beecher in 1874 for adultery with his wife Elizabeth R. Tilton. Collection consists of miscellaneous correspondence concerning personal, business and political matters; a few writing fragments; a clipped autograph; checks and a receipt signed by Tilton; and his voting proxy for New York Tribune Association director elections. Most letters, some in draft, are written by Tilton during his editorship of The Independent newspaper. Several items from 1866 concern Independent publisher Henry C. Bowen's loss of a political appointment due to Tilton's editorial stance against President Andrew Johnson. An 1869 letter from American diplomat E.D. (Ebenezer D.) Bassett to Tilton concerns Frederick Douglass and the Haitian mission. Letters to Gordon L. Ford of the New York Tribune are also present. Personal items include an 1865 invitation to celebrate the Tilton's tin wedding anniversary; a poem dated June 20, 1869, not by Tilton, celebrating the birth of the Tiltons' son Theodore; a letter dated August 6 from Tilton to Ford advising of the birth of a son; and an undated affectionate letter from Tilton to his wife. Correspondence also includes two letters by Elizabeth R. Tilton concerning a theater engagement and the address of her husband's lecture agent, as well as two letters to the Editor of the Tribune from subscribers expressing opinions on the Beecher-Tilton trial, 1875."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"Theodore Tilton correspondence and other material, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

origination

{"value"=>"Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Most material originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Theodore Tilton was an American abolitionist, newspaper editor, poet, and supporter of women's rights, who brought suit against Henry Ward Beecher in 1874 for adultery with his wife Elizabeth R. Tilton. Collection consists of miscellaneous correspondence concerning personal, business and political matters; a few writing fragments; a clipped autograph; checks and a receipt signed by Tilton; and his voting proxy for New York Tribune Association director elections. Most letters, some in draft, are written by Tilton during his editorship of The Independent newspaper. Several items from 1866 concern Independent publisher Henry C. Bowen's loss of a political appointment due to Tilton's editorial stance against President Andrew Johnson. An 1869 letter from American diplomat E.D. (Ebenezer D.) Bassett to Tilton concerns Frederick Douglass and the Haitian mission. Letters to Gordon L. Ford of the New York Tribune are also present. Personal items include an 1865 invitation to celebrate the Tilton's tin wedding anniversary; a poem dated June 20, 1869, not by Tilton, celebrating the birth of the Tiltons' son Theodore; a letter dated August 6 from Tilton to Ford advising of the birth of a son; and an undated affectionate letter from Tilton to his wife. Correspondence also includes two letters by Elizabeth R. Tilton concerning a theater engagement and the address of her husband's lecture agent, as well as two letters to the Editor of the Tribune from subscribers expressing opinions on the Beecher-Tilton trial, 1875.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899 and purchase.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan P. Waide</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"type"=>"formspartof", "value"=>"<p>Forms part of Ford collection.</p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1857

date_end

1875

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