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Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873. Peter D. Vroom papers, 1783-1891.

Title: Peter D. Vroom papers, 1783-1891.

This collection consists of general correspondence from 1783-1869, individual legal case files from 1813-1891, letter books from 1840-1857, personal financial records from 1813-1861, diaries from 1850-1874, subscription and nominations lists from 1832-1868, and written personal opinions from 1822-1870. The collection also contains record books from various New Jersey churches, organizations, and individuals from 1821-1856 and Supreme Court cases from 1840-1894. Included in this collection are materials from prominent people in New Jersey history, including: Robert Adrain, Andrew Allen, William T. Anderson, Augustus W. Bell, John S. Blauvelt, Joseph P. Bradley, Lewis Cass, Salmon P. Chase, Cadwallader Colden, John S. Darcy, Edward Nicoll Dickerson, Philemon Dickerson, Amzi Dodd, Andrew Dutcher, Alphonse L. Eakin, Lucius Q.C. Elmer, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Theodore Frelinghuysen, Daniel Haines, William Halsey, Joseph C. Hornblower, Richard W. Howell, John P. Jackson, P.B. Kennedy, James S. Nevius, Charles Parker, James Parker, Joel Parker, William Pennington, Stacy G. Potts, Joseph F. Randolph, Theodore F. Randolph, George M. Robeson, John M. Sherrerd, Samuel L. Southard, Robert Field Stockton, Elias Van Arsdale, Martin Van Buren, James Vroom, John P. Vroom, Garret D. Wall, Marcus L. Ward, Asa Whitehead, and Isaac H. Williamson.

ArchivalResource: 20 linear ft. (42 boxes)

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Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853. Papers, 1779-1857.

Title: Papers, 1779-1857.

Correspondence (1799-1852), including letter to Dr. B. Silliman and letters to the commanding officer, Philadelphia Navy Yard, while Dickerson was secretary of the navy, and diary (1794-1819); together with daybook and almanac (1779-1784) of Jonathan Dickerson, and papers (1854-1857) of Edward N. Dickerson. Correspondents include Philemon Dickerson.

ArchivalResource: 30 items, 1v., and 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28375400 View

Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924)

Title: Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924)

The Lewis Cass papers contain the political and governmental letters and writings of Lewis Cass, American army officer in the War of 1812, governor and senator from Michigan, American diplomat to France, secretary of war in the Andrew Jackson administration, secretary of state under James Buchanan, and Democratic candidate for President. These papers span Cass' entire career and include letters, speeches, financial documents, memoranda, literary manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and a travel diary. In addition to documenting his political and governmental career, the collection contains material concerning relations between the United States and Native Americans, and Cass' role in presidential politics.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet

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Batchelder family papers, 1806-1902

Title: Batchelder family papers, 1806-1902

Papers of American cotton manufacturer and inventor Samuel Batchelder and his son, civil engineer John M. Batchelder.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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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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Bayles, George, 1836-1901. Canfield-Dickerson families papers, 1738-1926.

Title: Canfield-Dickerson families papers, 1738-1926.

Correspondence, diaries, financial records, and legal papers, of allied families of Morris County, N.J.

ArchivalResource: 6 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70956113 View

Dickerson, Edward N.,. Letter to Ebon C. Ingersoll, Chairman Sub-Committee on Commerce on Cuba Telegraph, 1870 July 12.

Title: Letter to Ebon C. Ingersoll, Chairman Sub-Committee on Commerce on Cuba Telegraph, 1870 July 12.

Requests repeal of the monopoly claimed by Act of 1866.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754863445 View

McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884. Correspondence and subject file, 1788-1939.

Title: Correspondence and subject file, 1788-1939.

Papers of McCormick, inventor of the reaper and a Chicago industrialist, comprising correspondence, memoranda, and letterbooks concerning the growth of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in both the domestic and foreign fields, and dealing with McCormick's many other interests, particularly the Presbyterian Church and several charities; his activities as a member of the state and national Democratic party; and his investments, chiefly in Chicago real estate, railroads, and mines. Also included are deeds, contracts, investment proposals, and other documents. Some of the letters are to or from McCormick's wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus, Jr., and others associated with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. The earliest dated items were written or received by Cyrus' father, Robert McCormick, and by other family members.

ArchivalResource: 84.6 c.f. (192 archives boxes, 50 card boxes, and 8 volumes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145788280 View