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Buck, John R. (John Ransom), 1835-1917. John R. and John H. Buck legal papers, 1824-1933.

Title: John R. and John H. Buck legal papers, 1824-1933.

Father and son attorneys, John Ransom and John Halsey Buck, served as counsel to the Connecticut River Company. The collection contains correspondence, legal papers, and related material especially related to the company's legal battle with the Holyoke Water Power Company and the dissolution of the company. Two scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings regarding the debate surrounding whether the Connecticut River could be navigated between Hartford, Connecticut, and Holyoke, Massachusetts. Bound transcript copies of court hearings and cases covering these issues are also included.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes and several volumes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/422549966 View

Buck, John R. (John Ransom), 1835-1917. John R. Buck diaries, 1869-1913.

Title: John R. Buck diaries, 1869-1913.

Diaries kept by Hartford, Connecticut, resident John R. Buck. Entries include personal, professional, and financial notes. Buck was an attorney in Hartford for many years and also served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

ArchivalResource: 1 envelope (5 diaries)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/422511149 View

Buck, John Ransom, 1836-1917. Papers, 1821-1918.

Title: Papers, 1821-1918.

Political diary (1880-1894), scrapbook (1883-1922) and speeches (1903-1905) of Republican Congressman; correspondence and research notes on Glastonbury (Conn.) history and manufactures; includes family correspondence about recreational fishing, books read and John Halsey Buck's trip to Europe in 1901; also a brief biography of artist Charles Grimmons and a letter from Henry Chandler Bowen.

ArchivalResource: 1 box ; 39 x 26 x 12 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18940672 View