Nelson, Samuel, 1792-1873

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Nelson served as associate justice of the New York State Supreme Court (1831-1837), chief justice (1837-1845), and as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1845-1872).

From the description of Letters, 1852, 1869. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339826

Epithet: American judge

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x000031

Jurist.

From the description of Signature of Samuel Nelson, 1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454692

Justice of the Supreme Court.

From the description of Letter, Jan. 10, 1862. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53039994

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referencedIn	Autograph File, N, 1686-1975.	Houghton Library
referencedIn	Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Papers, 1831-1881.	Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn	Curtis, Benjamin Robbins, 1809-1874. Benjamin Robbins Curtis papers, 1831-1879.	Library of Congress
creatorOf	Edgerton, Albert, 1815-1896. Albert Edgerton papers, 1844-1896.	Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn	Johnson family papers, 1776-1937	Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn	Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).	Houghton Library
creatorOf	Nelson, Samuel, 1792-1873. Letter, Jan. 10, 1862.	Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf	Nelson, Samuel, 1792-1873. Letters, 1852, 1869.	Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf	Nelson, Samuel, 1792-1873. Signature of Samuel Nelson, 1873.	Library of Congress
creatorOf	Replies to dinner invitation from President Buchanan, 1858, Dec. 9-13, Washington, D.C.	Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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associatedWith	Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.
correspondedWith	Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881.
correspondedWith	Curtis, Benjamin Robbins, 1809-1874.
associatedWith	Edgerton, Albert, 1815-1896.
associatedWith	Johnson family
associatedWith	Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector.
associatedWith	New York University.
associatedWith	Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886.