Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888

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U.S. attorney general.

From the description of Benjamin Harris Brewster correspondence, 1850-1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451368

U.S. attorney general from 1881-1885.

From the description of Benjamin Harris Brewster letters, 1882-1886. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936782

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Abraham Lincoln Papers, 1774-1948 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Benjamin Harris Brewster correspondence, 1850-1886. Library of Congress
creatorOf Gresham, Walter Quintin, 1832-1895. Letter signed : "Post Office Department," to the Attorney General, 1884 May 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Kane Family Papers, 1745-1955 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Benjamin H. Brewster], [Washington, D.C.], 1884 Feb. 13. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. Letter signed : Washington City, to the President, 1884 Feb. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice. 1790 - 2002. Photographs of Attorneys General National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Papers of James Buchanan, 1775-1868. Library of Congress
referencedIn Papers New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Walter Quintin Gresham Papers, 1857-1932, (bulk 1883-1895) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Papers, 1775-1868. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Morrison R. Waite Papers, 1818-1933, (bulk 1874-1888) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railroad Company. [Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railroad Company vs. Benjamin Harris Brewster court proceedings]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf New Jersey Historical Society. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1664-1956 New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Typed letter signed : Washington, D.C., to [Chester Arthur], [Washington, D.C.], 1884 June 30. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1882. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Matthews, Stanley, 1824-1889. Autograph letter signed : "Supreme court of the United States, Washington," to B.H. Brewster, 1883 Nov. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Letter : Washington, D.C., to [G.?] Eyster, Philadelphia, [18]82 Sept. 2. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. Addison Brown letter : to Benjamin Harris Brewster, 1882 June 6. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. Letter signed : War Department, Washington City, to the Attorney General, 1883 Feb. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Anne Hampton Brewster papers, Bulk, 1845-1892, 1777-1892 Library company of Philadelphia
creatorOf Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. Letter signed : War Department, Washington City, to the Attorney General [Benjamin H. Brewster], 1881 Dec. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Benjamin Harris Brewster letter to Mr. Darlington, 1873 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Benjamin Harris Brewster letters, 1882-1886. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Letter : [Philadelphia], to Matthew Simpson, n.p., 1871 July 29. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Anne Hampton Brewster Correspondence, 1870-1892 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Kane, Robert Patterson, 1827-1906. Papers, [ca. 1830]-1900. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Walter Quintin Gresham Papers, 1857-1932, (bulk 1883-1895) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Idaho, miscellany, 1868-1882. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Creswell, John A. J. (John Angel James), 1828-1891. Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Benjamin H. Brewster], n.p., 1882 June 9. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Benjamin Harris Brewster papers, 1820-1885. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Brewer, David J. (David Josiah), 1837-1910. Letter : Topeka, Kan., to Benjamin Harris Brewster, [Washington, D.C.], 1884 Dec. 2. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. Letter signed : War Department, Washington City, to the Attorney General, 1882 May 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Chester Alan Arthur Papers, 1843-1960, (bulk 1870-1888) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Manning, John L. (John Lawrence), 1816-1889. Papers, 1778-1864. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888. Letter : Washington, D.C., to [G.?] Eyster, Philadelphia, [18]82 Sept. 2. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Clapp, William Warland, Jr., 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (bulk 1840-1891) Houghton Library
referencedIn Savidge, Eugene Coleman, 1863-1924. Benjamin Harris Brewster, a history, with discourses and addresses : typescript, 1890 / by Eugene Coleman Savidge. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895. Letter signed : "Treasury Department", to B.H. Brewster, Attorney-General, 1884 Nov. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Drummond, Thomas, 1809-1890. Autograph letter signed : New York, to Benjamin H. Brewster, Attorney General, 1884 Jun. 27. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Papers, 1853-1940. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899. Letter : San Francisco, to the Attorney General of the United States [Benjamin Brewster], [Washington, D.C.?], 1883 July 31. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Kane family papers, 1690-1982 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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correspondedWith Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886. person
associatedWith Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930, person
associatedWith Brewer, David J. (David Josiah), 1837-1910 person
associatedWith Brewster, Anne M. H., (Anne Maria Hampton), 1819-1892 person
associatedWith Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. person
associatedWith Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. person
associatedWith Butler-Gunsaulus Collection (University of Chicago. Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Clapp, William Warland, 1826-1891 person
associatedWith Creswell, John A. J. (John Angel James), 1828-1891. person
associatedWith Deacon, Charles R. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Drummond, Thomas. person
associatedWith Drummond, Thomas, 1809-1890. person
associatedWith Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899. person
associatedWith Gresham, Walter Quintin, 1832-1895. person
correspondedWith Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. person
correspondedWith Kane (Family : Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883) family
associatedWith Kane, Robert Patterson, 1827-1906. person
associatedWith Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railroad Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
correspondedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. person
associatedWith Manning, John L. (John Lawrence), 1816-1889. person
associatedWith Matthews, Stanley, 1824-1889. person
associatedWith McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895. person
associatedWith Morris, George Perry, person
associatedWith Princeton University corporateBody
associatedWith Savidge, Eugene Coleman, 1863-1924. person
associatedWith Simpson, Matthew, 1811-1884 person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith United States. Dept. of Justice corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Post Office Dept. corporateBody
correspondedWith Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888. person
associatedWith William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana (University of Chicago) corporateBody
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United States
United States
Subject
Attorneys general
Court administration
Fraud investigation
Law
Presidents
Star routes
Trials (Fraud)
Occupation
Cabinet officers
Lawyers
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Birth 1816-10-13

Death 1888-04-04

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