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{"value"=>"39720", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1832 - 1891", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1832/1891"}
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- date_inclusive_start
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1832
- date_inclusive_end
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1891
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series III. Legal Files"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"20 boxes, 3 volumes; 8.6 linear feet", "format"=>"simple"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>In the 1850s and 1860s, Tilden left politics to focus on his legal career and became a celebrated corporate lawyer, often serving as counsel for major railroads and coal companies.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Legal series is comprised mainly of case files, transcripts of testimonies, drafts of Tilden's arguments, and other administrative documents relating to his cases. Material covering various corporate cases is also present, demonstrating not only Tilden's expertise in the area of corporate law, but his personal interest in the industries through which he made his personal fortune. Material is arranged chronologically by case.</p>"}
- date_start
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1832
- date_end
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1891
- keydate
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1832