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Charles Patrick Daly (1816-1899) was an American jurist, lecturer and writer who served as a judge of the New York City Court of Common Pleas for over forty years, the last twenty-seven as chief justice. Maria Lydig Daly, his wife, was active in the Democratic Party and various welfare organizations of the Civil War period. Her diaries of this period were published in 1962 under the title: Diary of a Union Lady, 1861-1865. Papers include correspondence; legal papers; writings and lectures; personal and legal scrapbooks; and diaries and notebooks. Also included are papers belonging to Maria Daly, wife of Charles P. Daly; of her father, Philip Mesier Lydig; and some letters and accounts of the French-born author and explorer Paul du Chaillu less

Anthony Jerome Griffin (1866-1935) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from the Bronx, New York City. He served in the Spanish-American War, 1898-1899; practiced law in the Bronx; was founder and editor of the Bronx Independent; and served four terms as New York State Senator from 1911 to 1915. He also was an inventor and amateur author. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, legal and military records, political and personal papers, memorabilia, and printed matter relating to Griffin's military and political career. Correspondence, 1885-1935, is largely related to his political activities; the remainder pertains to his legislative concerns, immigration matters for his constituents, as well as some personal correspondence. Legal papers, 1885-1930, include case files, estate files and title abstracts. His writings consist of manuscript and typescript versions and galley proofs of poems, plays and stories. Diaries, 1886-1930, and notes and notebooks, 1883-1934, contain his observations on many professional and personal activities in addition to subject files. Military and patent records concern his military service and endeavors in submarine safety. Political papers are a combination of printed matter, notes and memoranda. Financial records are his accounts from 1887 to 1934. Also, personal memorabilia; graphic materials including photographs, original paintings and maps; and printed matter such as reprints, government manuals and clippings. less

David Hunter McAlpin (1816-1901) was a tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist. In addition to owning the tobacco firm, D.H. McAlpin Company, he also made substantial investments in real estate including the McAlpin Hotel in New York City and was a director of several banks and insurance and energy companies. Collection consists of McAlpin's estate papers, correspondence, scrapbooks of clippings, and photographs. Estate papers, 1871-1930, are the legal and financial documents executed by McAlpin's heirs and include legal papers; accounts; cash books, 1901-1927; journals, 1901-1927; and ledgers, 1901-1923. Remaining papers consist of letters, 1871-1894; estate letters, 1901-1930; letterbook, 1925; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about McAlpin; and photographs, mainly of the construction site of the McAlpin Hotel. less

Genealogical notes, charts, correspondence, clippings, and printed material, ca. 1940s-1950, produced by Foley's genealogical research on the Foley, de Luze, and related families. Some original 18th and 19th century documents including a letter to Catharine Ludlow Ogden Hammond from her mother, S[arah] Ogden in Newark, concerning the mother's recent widowhood and other family matters, 1790; a family Bible record, 1806-1940, of the Barretts and Kortright families; an approbation (letter of introduction), November 17, 1840, for Philip Schuyler, who was a United States Consul at Liverpool and part of a commission "...to assist their subjects and people in their commerce and traffick there...," signed by Queen Victoria and Lord Palmerston; marriage certificates of Louis Phillippe de Luze and Sarah Ogden, Trinity Church, New York, 1821, and Arthur Mackie Foley and Sarah Alice de Luze, St. Mark's Church, New York, 1878 or 1879; and manuscript and typescript copies of 18th and 19th century wills, marriage certificates, and other legal documents. Of note are ca. 20 letters, ca. 1771-1828, received by Richard Harison of New York attorney-at-law, concerning family, business, and general matters. A few letters are addressed to Jane Harison, and one is from Richard Harison to his mother less

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer. The collection consists of brief letters, three to Stanford White (1901) touching on the construction of Tesla’s transmission tower and building (known as Wardenclyffe); three to Benjamin F. Miessner (1915) concerning Miessner’s forthcoming book on radio dynamics and Tesla’s own work developing remote-controlled and self-propelled devices; and two thank-you letters. Also present are four Library call slips signed by Tesla. less

Collection consists of a contract for the construction of the pedestal of the monument to Shakespeare in Central Park, as well as ephemera relating to the inauguration of the monument; correspondence, including letters to Lenox librarian Samuel Austin Allibone discussing various editions of Shakespeare's work; an offer to donate a bust of Shakespeare to the Lenox library; and rubbings taken from Shakespeare's tomb. less

Collection consists largely of letters from William Techumseh Sherman to Col C. W. Moulton, 1874 to 1875. Also includes a copy of a letter from J. W. Draper to Sherman concerning H. V. Boynton's criticism of Sherman's memoirs; a contemporary transcript of Sherman's letter to James M. Calhoun and the City Council of Atlanta regarding his orders to evacuate civilians from the city; and other brief letters to and from various parties relating to his official duties. Also present are a cabinet card and carte de visite featuring photographs of Sherman by Matthew Brady, a calling card, and several autographs. less

Two brief letters by British author William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), one of them thanking the Cozzens family for the “jolliest day I have had for a long long time,” and a letter from Samuel Laurence to “my dear Judge” forwarding a pasted brief note by Thackeray, all concerning social engagements; also, a passage from his work The Virginian written in the hand of his daughter Lady Anne Ritchie; and a letter from Mrs. John G. Moore to S.B. Luyster, 1889, seeking plates and autographs to illustrate Thackeray’s The Four Georges. less

Collection consists of holograph fragments by Henry David Thoreau: from Cape Cod, Chapter V, The Wellfleet Oysterman, 2 p. on 1 leaf (removed from NYPL copy of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Manuscript Edition, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906); a poem, “I will obey the strictest law of love,” 2 p. on 1 leaf (recto page numbered 387 from Thoreau’s journal of 1848-1850); and an account of night sights and sounds, 2 p. on 1 leaf: “made nothing of it. It is easy to see how by yielding to such feelings…,” which closely follows his published journal entry of 1851 August 8. Also present is a brief autograph letter signed by Thoreau at Concord, 1853 (?) July 26 to William H. Sweetser at Charlestown, Massachusetts (“This is the way I write when I have a poor pen and still poorer ink.”) and an envelope, front only, addressed to C.M. Tracy at Lynn, Massachusetts. less

Collection consists of English author William Makepeace Thackeray’s preface (dated 1852 as published) to “Mr. Brown’s Letters to a young man about town; with The proser and other papers” (New York ; D. Appleton and Co., 1853), written in the hand of Eyre Crowe, Thackeray’s secretary during his visit to the U.S. in 1852-1853, with emendations; also, Thackeray’s signature on a card of introduction for S. Lawrence; facsimiles of Thackeray’s writings; illustrations of his works; and portraits of him, including a photographic image. less

Notebook of British author William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), containing notes and drawings for his historical novel The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., and for lectures, with drawings of Lord North, Charles James Fox, the Duke of Cumberland, Dean Atterbury and other subjects. less

Harry P. Wilkinson (Henry Porteus Wilkinson, 1874-1949), of Brooklyn, New York, served in Company G of the 47th Regiment of the New York National Guard, federalized for service in the Spanish-American War. He enlisted May 2, 1898, and mustered out as a sergeant on March 31, 1899. After the war he worked as an electrical crane operator at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The voyage of the 47th Regt. U.S.V., signed H.P. Wilkinson, is a manuscript narrative (9 leaves) covering the regiment’s voyage to Puerto Rico in October 1898, and the early weeks of its service there. The account begins with the regiment’s march to the troop ship Manitoba at Newport, Rhode Island on October 7, ending on an unspecified date at barracks in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He recounts their uncomfortable voyage to Puerto de Ponce and their encampment nearby. On October 22 they sailed for San Juan on board the transport Chester, embarking and disembarking troops along the way, with stops including Arroyo, Humacao, the island of Vieques, and Fajardo. The 47th saw no action, but the voyage on the Chester was marked by the fatal shooting of a soldier named Butler of Company H. less

Charles E. Pierce (1842-1907), a farmer from Oneida County, New York, served as a private in Company I of the 146th New York Infantry from 1862 to 1865 during the American Civil War. The Charles E. Pierce cash book, 1853-1879, contains a narrative of his capture at the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864 and imprisonment at Andersonville, Georgia and Florence, South Carolina; records kept at Camp Parole Hospital, most likely by W. L. Cooper and Pierce as chief ward masters, 1865; Pierce's post-war cash accounts, and his genealogical notes. The volume was previously used by the mercantile firm of Orme, Wilson & Co. of Loudon, Tennessee, and individually by its partner R. T. Wilson, 1853-1863. The volume is accompanied by a letter written by Pierce at Camp Parole to his mother, 1865 May 21; a form letter from a veterans' association dated 188-; his admission ticket to the Soldiers' Reading Room in Philadelphia, and a few clippings relating to the Civil War. less

Solomon Woodward Jr. (1804-1886) of Taunton, Massachusetts was a dry-goods merchant, farmer, and politician, representing Taunton in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He was the son of Solomon Woodward (died 1877) and Mary Wilbore, and the grandson of Ambrose and Rachel Woodward. He married Betsey H. Perkins in 1828. The collection of Solomon Woodward Jr. letters and accounts comprises three letters written to or by him regarding business and local Methodist church affairs, 1845, 1850 and undated; loose financial documents such as invoices, waybills and receipts, 1833-1858; and six pocket account memorandum books, 1833-1847. Accounting records document purchases of textiles and millinery goods from wholesale suppliers in Boston; his grocery account with John W. Seabury; subscriptions to newspapers and abolitionist, Methodist and household publications; tuition payments for his children; and other transactions. less

The Gilbert family papers consist of correspondence, mainly letters to George B. Gilbert of New York City, and to Mrs. Maria R. M. Gilbert from her brothers, sister, and other relatives. Some letters relate to George B. Gilbert's work with the Alms House Department of the City of New York. Also present are papers relating to the survey of a property in South Trenton, New Jersey; a pencil sketch; and a broadside featuring an ode to the Croton Aqueduct less

A small collection of miscellany relating to American actor Johns Gibbs Gilbert, including ephemera and theatrical programs from productions of the Gilbert Dramatic Association at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and a prop plot for an 1889 production of The Professor less

A small quantity of letters, notes, calling cards, autographs, and other items from American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman Edward Everett Hale. Several letters are to New York Public Library Director John Shaw Billings, and relate to books owned by James Lenox. Also included is an emended draft of an essay titled "Ministry", and a menu from a dinner at the Aldine Club held in Hale's honor less

The collection consists of personal papers, In English and French, belonging to members of the Rolette, Hooe, Gaulthier, and other allied families and their estates. The papers predominantly relate to real property, but also include correspondence, marriage licenses, and a baptismal record. Land papers include deeds, correspondence, and other documents relating to property on or near Mackinac and Bois Blank Islands, Michigan; Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin; and Quebec, Canada, owned by Mackinac Company fur trader [Jean] Joseph Rolette (1781-1842) or members of allied families or their estates, including Laurent Rolette, Joseph Rolette, Jr., Charles and Magdeleine Gaulthier, Emilie Rolette Hooe, and others. Correspondence consists predominantly of incoming letters to Joseph Rolette regarding legal matters and real estate, and of letters to Emilie Rolette Hooe, daughter of Joseph Rolette, regarding his estate, the estate of her husband, Major Alexander S. Hooe, and her own real property. A few personal letters to Hooe are also present less

James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) became the 20th President of the United States after completing nine consecutive terms in the House of Representatives. The collection consists of a small quantity of letters written by Garfield to various parties between 1863 and 1880. Also present are a bulletins documenting Garfield's health following his shooting by Charles Guiteau, a manuscript draft of the post-mortem bulletin by Dr. J. J. Woodward, and a small quantity of miscellaneous material related to Garfield and his presidency less

Elizabeth Fries Ellet (1818-1877) was an American writer, historian and poet. She is remembered as the first writer to record the lives of women who contributed to the American Revolutionary War. The papers consist predominantly of letters written between 1838-1858, and additional undated letters. Letters are both personal and professional in nature, with many relating to her work on The Women of the American Revolution. Also included is a draft or alternate version of her poem Sodus Bay, and undated notes relating to publications less

Henry Cruse Murphy (1810-1882) was an American lawyer, politician and historian. His papers consist mainly of correspondence with various lawyers, jurists, and statesmen; and correspondence with members of the board of the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway Company pertaining to company business less

John Gilmary Shea (1824-1892) was a writer, editor, and historian. The collection consists of letters from Shea to various recipients, mostly unnamed, relating mainly to his work for Frank Leslie's Publishing House and his research in American history and the history of the Catholic Church in the United States less

William H. Taft (1857-1930) was the twenty-seventh president of the United States, and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States. The collection consists of a small quantity of letters written by Taft to various individuals between 1887 and 1928. Letters concern both professional and social matters. Recipients include his brother, Henry; General E. A. Carman, and Ralph M. Easley of the National Civic Federation. Also present are several letters to various parties from Taft's wife, Helen less

Collection consists of a small quantity of letters written and signed by Benjamin Harrison, twenty-third President of the United States. Recipients of note include Thomas F. Bayard and Ralph M. Easley, and refer to both social and professional matters less

William Henry Harrison was a general in the War of 1812 and the ninth president of the United States. The collection contains letters from William Henry Harrison, mainly to Kentucky governor Isaac Shelby, concerning Harrison's military activities during the War of 1812 less