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 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
referencedIn Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Papers, 1831-1881. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Replies to dinner invitation from President Buchanan, 1858, Dec. 9-13, Washington, D.C. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Washington Square Park (New York, N.Y.), Washington Square Area, and Campus Buildings Image Collection, 1850-1990 New York University. Archives
referencedIn Johnson family papers, 1776-1937 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Curtis, Benjamin Robbins, 1809-1874. Benjamin Robbins Curtis papers, 1831-1879. Library of Congress
referencedIn Autograph File, N, 1686-1975. Houghton Library
creatorOf Edgerton, Albert, 1815-1896. Albert Edgerton papers, 1844-1896. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Nelson, Samuel, 1792-1873. Letters, 1852, 1869. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Vol. CXXXIII (ff. 270). March-May 1871.includes:f. 1 Samuel G. Ward, banker; of New York: Letter to Lord Ripon: 1871.ff. 3, 124 (draft), 125 (draft), 134, 204 (draft), 215, 247-254 British America, and United States: Memoranda, etc., rel. to the ... British Library
creatorOf Nelson, Samuel, 1792-1873. Signature of Samuel Nelson, 1873. Library of Congress
creatorOf Nelson, Samuel, 1792-1873. Letter, Jan. 10, 1862. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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Birth 1792-11-10

Death 1873-12-13

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