{"value"=>"<p>The papers in this series include the unofficial correspondence of Charles J. Folger with James Butler (chief of appointment. Division D. 5 Treasury Department December 1331 to March. 10, 1884), records of campaign funds and expenses, newspaper clippings, and assorted reports from local Republican Party leaders. The correspondence (1881-1884) gives important details about the 1882 New York State gubernatorial elections as told by the letters written between the candidate Folger and his campaign manager Butler. They describe Folger's eventual defeat by his opponent Grover Cleveland. The small collection of campaign funds and expenses (1882) include hotel and transportation fees, bills for the printing of posters, and notations for other expenses accrued during the 1882 New York gubernatorial campaign. The newspaper clippings (1881-1884) contain news items regarding the United States Treasury, and in particular sane articles describing the positions held by Butler and Folger within the department. Included is an obituary page from the Geneva Courrier written at the death of Charles Folger. The reports of local Republican leaders (1882) consist of two series of letters. The first includes accounts by party members who accurately determined that the Republican factional fight would lead to the defeat of Folger by Cleveland. Also included here are impossible demands for campaign funds that could not be met. The second is a series of letters written by those Republican leaders who complacently assumed Folger's victory of the New York State governorship.</p>"}