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Justin Winsor (1831-1897) was an American librarian and historian. He was superintendent of the Boston Public Library from 1868 to 1877, and librarian of Harvard University from 1877 until his death. The collection contains letters to Justin Winsor, as Superintendent of the Boston Public Library, from other librarians and Albany publisher Joel Munsell, relative to the purchase and exchange of listed books and periodicals, 1869-1874, with two letters to his predecessor Charles Coffin Jewett on the same subject, 1866-1867. Winsor's letters to Gordon L. Ford, Worthington C. Ford, and Paul L. Ford, 1887-1892, concern historical and bibliographical matters, as does a copy of Charles Deane's letter to Justin Winsor of 1877 March 10, with Winsor's related note to George Henry Moore (1823-1892) copied below it. A few invoices and receipts for publications, and Winsor's completed questionnaire for Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 1888, are also present. less

Edward Everett (1794-1865) was an American politician, pastor, educator, and diplomat from Massachusetts. He served as United States Representative and Senator, Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State. His papers consist primarily of letters from Everett to various parties relating to the printing and publication of his speeches and essays, to political business, and to social matters. Recipients include the printing firm Gales and Seaton, Mathew Carey and the firm of Carey & Lea, and George Bancroft. Several letters to Everett are also included, as is a passport for John Read signed by Everett in his capacity as Minister to Great Britain, and a certificate from the Mount Vernon Fund less

Correspondence and legal documents belonging to American lawyer and legal scholar David Hoffman of Baltimore, Maryland. Letters concern both personal and professional matters, including the publication of Hoffman's Course of Legal Study, and sales of artifacts. Oversize material includes contracts executed by Hoffman on behalf of John C. Fremont and others, and agreements between Hoffman and Fabien Paganelli di Zicavo of the Nouveau Monde Gold Mining Company less

Letters from American military officer, politician, journalist, and railroad industrialist Duff Green to various parties. Early letters are political in nature, with most written in confidence, including an 1827 letter to publishers Gale and Seaton effectively leaking information relating to the Democratic Party from an unnamed colleague. The bulk of the letters date from 1858-1859, and pertain to Green's involvement with railroad expansion and consolidation projects, including the Texas Railroad and the New Mexican Railway, and to land grants relating to those railroads less

The collection consists mainly of letters, generally social in nature, from American poet and satirist Fitz-Greene Halleck to various parties including his sister, Maria, and newspaper editor and politician Theophilus Carey Callicot. Also present are circular letters from 1868 soliciting friends, family, and associates for letters from Halleck to be published in a memorial volume. Manuscript material includes holographs of several poems. Engravings and autographs of Halleck are also present less

A small quantity of letters and manuscript material by American author Bret Harte, as well as a document generated in his capacity as United States Consul in Glasgow, Scotland. Material includes holograph copies of his poems "Truthful James to the Editor," "Guild's Signal," and "Dickens in Camp;" an untitled manuscript; a partial draft of "Washington in New Jersey;" and an 1884 statement showing the principal imports to Glasgow from the United States less

Letters written by American Unitarian minister, author, and abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson to various parties on such topics as his writings and their publication; libraries; book purchases; lecture and travel engagements; and social matters. Also present are a draft of his essay on libraries, "Access to the Shelves," and several autographs less

Collection consists mainly of correspondence between British-born American painter John William (J.W.) Hill and various friends and family members, including Gordon Lester Ford and his wife, Emily Ellsworth (Fowler) Ford. Letters discuss social and family matters, as well as the creation and sale of his work. Also included are canceled checks, receipts, order slips from the Brooklyn Art Association, a biographical note, and clippings, largely related to Hill's death in 1879 less

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) was an American physician and poet. The miscellany includes brief notes regarding speaking engagements, requests for autographs, acknowledgments of gifts received, and other social matters; and several stanzas from published poems signed and dated, ostensibly to be given as autographs less

Letters from American author, literary critic, and editor of the Atlantic Monthly, William Dean Howells. The letters relate chiefly to editorial matters and literary criticism. Eighteen letters are addressed to New York journalist Frank C. Drake between 1896 and 1906, and relate to their joint dramatization of Howells' novel "A Hazard of New Fortunes." less

Three letters of British poet and essayist Leigh Hunt to literary enthusiast Robert Balmanno (1821), and to publisher and bookseller Charles Ollier (1840, 1854). The letters reference social matters, books purchased, and to a lesser degree, Hunt's work less

Various papers of Robert Green Ingersoll, the American politician and orator frequently called "The Great Agnostic," including brief letters, photographs, autographs, and ephemera relating to his lectures. Also present is material relating to the Pinafore Mining Company in Denver, Colorado, and the Sun Gas-Lamp Company in Laramie, Wyoming. Ingersoll sat on the board of both companies less

The collection consists mainly of letters and manuscripts by Helen Hunt Jackson, an American author who advocated for improved treatment of Native Americans. Letters written between 1864 and 1885 are to Richard Watson Gilder, Theodore Tilton, William Hays Ward, and others, and pertain largely to her writing and its publication. Manuscripts include partial drafts of the unpublished novel "Elspeth Dynor" and her poems "Dedication" and "Barthmendi." Also present are canceled checks from the New York Tribune, autographs of Jackson and others, her wedding announcement, and an 1885 letter from William W. Ellsworth to Mr. T. Niles discussing "Elspeth Dynor." less

Letters from American editor, poet, and critic Rufus Wilmot Griswold, mainly pertaining to professional matters, including the publication of his anthology Poets and Poetry of America, and of the poetry of Frances Sargent Osgood. The publishing firm of Cary and Hart is mentioned throughout. A few letters refer to social matters, including an accident involving his wife and daughter, and his illness less

A small collection of material by or about American author and journalist Julian Hawthorne, including brief letters discussing his work and fees charged; a draft of a letter to the editor of the New York Tribune protesting "the study of his father's life by Mr. Lathrop;" a draft of his essay, "A Popular Topic;" an engraving and autograph; and a ticket to a reading by Hawthorne at the Long Island Historical Society less

Letters and documents of Amos Kendall, American lawyer, journalist, politician, and Postmaster General during the Jackson and Van Buren administrations. Early letters relate to business ventures and debts; letters dating from the 1830s concern Kendall's political activities as a member of Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet," as well as his journalistic interests, with recipients including Virgil Maxcy and John McLean. Several letters relate to Kendall's investment in, and activities on behalf of, Samuel Morse's telegraph system. Other documents present in the collection were generated during Kendall's service as Postmaster General, and relate to the operations and management of the United States Postal Service less

Letters of Massachusetts merchant and statesman Abbott Lawrence written mainly to Washington, D. C., attorney David A. Hall between 1830 and 1854. The letters predominantly document Abbot's mercantile activities, his Congressional duties, his political efforts on behalf of the Whig party, and his activities as Minister to Great Britain less

Collection consists of letters to and from General Robert E. Lee pertaining to social matters, and to the resignation of W. Eugene Webster (son of William G. Webster and cousin of Mary Custis Lee) from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Also present are several letter fragments; a 1865 letter to Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet pertaining to Lee documents; and a transcript of Lee's remarks "on the report of Major General J. B. Magruder of the operations of his command near Richmond." less

Letters written by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to various friends, colleagues, and publishers, including Lewis Pennell, Evert Augustus Duyckinck, James Thomas Fields, and Carey & Hart. Letters discuss publication of his work; books bought, borrowed, and read; Longfellow's translations of Jean Paul and others; as well as personal and social matters. Also present are a manuscript stanza from The Golden Legend; a letter to Longfellow from a young girl; and several autographs less

Collection consists chiefly of thirty-three letters from American soldier and politician George B. McClellan to New Jersey politician Theodore Frelinghuysen Randolph, 1869 to 1880, relating to mining interest and New Jersey politics; and several other letters to various parties relating to personal and social matters, and to an outstanding bill for clothing. Also present are several copies of a memorial poem, several autographs, and a military engraving less

Susan B. Anthony was an American abolitionist and militant agitator for female and Negro suffrage, temperance, and civil rights. The papers consist of a check from New York Tribune with "Pay Susan B. Anthony" on the back; a copy of "The History of Woman Suffrage" annotated by Anthony; a letter to Editor of "The Tribune" dated 27 Jul. 1881; two letters to Charles Nordhoff offering news items or notices for publication; and several pamphlets relating to Anthony's suffragist activities less

John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) was an American statesman who served as Vice-President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of War, and who served in both the House and Senate representing South Carolina. The papers consist mainly of letters written by Calhoun to various parties while he served as Secretary of War, Vice-President, and Secretary of State. Many date from 1818-1824, during his term as Secretary of War, including several letters to Georgia politician David Brydie Mitchell less

Theophilus Carey Callicot (1826-1920) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician. The papers relate mainly to Callicot's stint as Customs Collector in Brooklyn, 1865-1868, and his subsequent arrest for traffic in illegal liquor. Material includes canceled checks drawn on the Nassau National Bank (Brooklyn) to various parties signed by Callicot; an IRS "Collector's Certificate to Tobbaconist" issued by Callicot in 1867, marked as having been surrendered in 1868; a report of cigars assessed; and an 1869 letter to Gordon Lester Ford congratulating him on his appointment Collector of Internal Revenue for the third collection district, and thanking him for a visit during his "injust imprisonment." also included are several letters written by Callicot as editor of the Albany Times, including one to Paul Leicester Ford less

Receipts and other miscellaneous papers of George D. Fuller, an insurance agent in Norwich, Connecticut, who also served as treasurer of the East Middle Town Street School District, and constable of Norwich. Receipts relate to teacher and custodian salaries and expenditures for maintenance of schools; to the keeping of cattle and oxen; to taxes; and to other personal and professional expenses. Also present are insurance, estate, and land papers less

Aaron Harrison Cragin (1821-1898) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1852 to 1855, and was elected by the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress. The correspondence consists of eleven letters sent to Cragin between 1868 and 1876. The letters discuss political matters, including his work on behalf of the Committee on Naval Affairs. There is one letter written by Cragin to General Orville E. Babcock, as well as autographs sent to Worthington Chauncey Ford less

Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813-1892) was an American writer, artist, and Unitarian minister. The papers consist of a small quantity of correspondence, poems, and financial documents. Correspondence is predominantly outgoing and pertains to both the creative and financial aspects of his art and writing. One letter by his wife, Elizabeth, is also present. Poems include several manuscript copies of his works, some emended in pencil. Financial documents include canceled checks and receipts for loans of his paintings to the Brooklyn Art Association and other unidentified institutions less

George William Curtis (1824-1892) was an American journalist, orator, author, and publisher. In 1871 he was appointed to chair the commission on the reform of the civil service by President Ulysses S. Grant. The papers consist mainly of letters from Curtis to various parties, mainly unidentified. The letters are largely social in nature, though some relate to his work as a writer and publisher. Also present are several documents and letters pertaining to Curtis's work on the Civil Service Commission less

John Adams Dix (1798-1879) was an American statesman who served as senator for New York, United States Postmaster General, Secretary of the Treasury, Minister to France, and Governor of New York. The papers consist of letters written by Dix in his capacity as a Major General of the Union Army and as Secretary of the Treasury relating to official business; several brief notes to Dix from others; a proclamation by Dix to the citizens of Accomac and Northampton, Virginia, announcing the imminent arrival of the Union Army to those counties; and the transcript of a lecture given by Dix on Thomas Jefferson less