Scope and arrangement
Collection consists of letters to Hoffman regarding New York State and national politics, patronage and Tammany Hall. Includes letters from Samuel Sullivan Cox and Peter Barr Sweeney.
John T. Hoffman correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
John Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888), lawyer and politician, was mayor of New York City from 1866 to 1868, and governor of New York State from 1869 to 1872. His papers consist of letters he received regarding New York State and national politics, patronage and Tammany Hall. Includes letters from Samuel Sullivan Cox and Peter Barr Sweeney.
John Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888), lawyer and politician, was mayor of New York City from 1866 to 1868, and governor of New York State from 1869 to 1872.
Collection consists of letters to Hoffman regarding New York State and national politics, patronage and Tammany Hall. Includes letters from Samuel Sullivan Cox and Peter Barr Sweeney.
Compiled by Manuscripts and Archives Division.