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Sargent, John Osborne, 1811-1891. John O. Sargent papers, 1831-1912; bulk: 1831-1893.

Title: John O. Sargent papers, 1831-1912; bulk: 1831-1893.

Personal papers of John O. Sargent, of Boston and New York, 1831-1893. Sargent was a strong Whig supporter, lawyer, journalist and author. Collection contains three volumes of correspondence, newspapers clippings, and calling cards related to Sargent's political and literary work, particularly his translations of Horace and of von Auersperg's The Last Knight; a European travel diary, including a typewritten translation, 1861-1862; a scrapbook containing correspondence related to the Sargent Prize at Harvard for translations of Horace, and correspondence, clippings, receipts, and menus related to travels in Europe in 1889; and a scrapbook containing writings by Sargent against slavery including clippings about Black troops, especially the 2nd Louisiana Regiment, 1863-1865. The collection contains correspondence related to his political work from Benjamin F. Butler, Henry Clay, Schuyler Colfax, Caleb Cushing, Edward Everett, Millard Fillmore, Horace Greeley, Reverdy Johnson, and William H. Seward, among others; related to his literary work from William Cullen Bryant, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Owen Wister, among others; and with inventor John Ericsson. Correspondence received after Sargent's death in 1891 is addressed to his daughter, Georgiana Sargent.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box, 2 boxes, and 4 v. in cases.

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