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Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901. Papers, 1862-1887.

Title: Papers, 1862-1887.

Papers of General Fitz-John Porter contain letters from Porter to Stephen M. Weld, Jr. relating to Porter's 1863 court-martial for failure to obey General John Pope's orders while commander of the 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the Second Battle of Bull Run. The letters relate primarily to Porter's attempts, with Weld's help, to reopen the case after he was cashiered in 1863. The decision was finally reversed in 1886. Among others writing to Weld regarding the case are George McClellan, George W. Morell, and Theodore F. Randolph. Also included are notes and clippings on the case, and Porter's letters to Stephen M. Weld, Sr. regarding information on Weld, Jr. who was taken prisoner at the Battle of Gaines Mills in 1862. The letters provide information on Weld's health and safety and Porter's attempts to communicate with him.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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Randolph, Theodore F. (Theodore Fitz), 1826-1883. Theodore Fitz Randolph : certificates, 1868-1875.

Title: Theodore Fitz Randolph : certificates, 1868-1875.

Certificates verifying the election of Theodore Fitz Randolph as both Governor and Senator of New Jersey.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873. Papers, 1820-1893.

Title: Papers, 1820-1893.

Correspondence, diaries, case files, and other papers, reflecting Vroom's career as a lawyer in Schooleys Mountain, Hackettstown, Flemington, Somerville, and Trenton, N.J., state legislator, governor, congressman, U.S. minister to the court of Prussia (1854-1857), and law reporter for the New Jersey Supreme Court (1865-1873), and his activities in the Whig Party and Dutch Reformed Church.

ArchivalResource: 20 ft.

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Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892. Papers, 1836-1937.

Title: Papers, 1836-1937.

Correspondence, diaries (1843-1891), speeches, journal of law cases (1842-1869), legal papers, genealogical material, and other papers. Other correspondents include Melville W. Fuller, Archer Gifford, Horace Grey, John Marshall Harlan, Benjamin Harrison, Joseph Henry, George F. Hoar, Joseph C. Hornblower, William Hornblower, John P. Jackson, James G. King, Thomas T. Kinney, L.Q.C. Lamar, Martha J. Lamb, S.P. Langley, Robert Todd Lincoln, Arthur MacArthur, A.W. Markley, Weir Mitchell, Lot M. Morrill, Franklin Murphy, William Nelson, Cortlandt Parker, William Pennington, Benjamin Perley Poore, Rodman M. Price, Theodore F. Randolph, Charles H. Reed, George M. Robeson, Elihu Root, Martin Ryerson, Carl Schurz, Thomas Scott, John Sherman, Benjamin Silliman, Jr., Ellen L. Stanton, R.H. Stevens, John P. Stockton, Robert Field Stockton, William Howard Taft, Peter D. Vroom, Morrison Remick Waite, John Wanamaker, Marcus L. Ward, Stephen Wickes, Joseph G. Wilson, and Beatrice Winser. Correspondence is indexed in the manuscripts catalog.

ArchivalResource: 15 ft.

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