Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888

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Roscoe Conkling was a New York politician and lawyer, serving in Congress as both Senator and Representative. He resigned abruptly to protest Federal appointments in New York, and returned to his law practice. He later declined an appointment to the United States Supreme Court.

From the description of Roscoe Conkling letter to D.B. Sickels, 1876 Apr. 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52734482

Roscoe Conkling was a Senator (1867-81) and Congressman (1859-63) from N.Y.

From the description of Papers, 1859-[18--?]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 42058236

Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888) was an American lawyer and United States Senator and Representative. Conkling came from a political family; his father Alfred Conkling, was a U.S. Representative and Federal judge and his brother Frederick was also a U.S. Representative. Conkling practiced law both before and after his time in Washington, served as Oneida County District Attorney, and declined to accept a nomination to the United States Supreme Court in 1882. During more than twenty years in Congress (1859-1882) he was a Radical Republican, and was active in framing and pushing through Congress Reconstruction legislation and the second Civil Rights Act in 1875.

From the guide to the Roscoe Conkling Letters, 1863-1884, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

U.S. senator from New York.

From the description of Roscoe Conkling papers, 1769-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71066105

New York state lawyer, politician; mayor, Utica, New York, 1858; New York congressman, 1859-1862, 1866-1867; New York senator, 1867-1881.

From the description of Autograph : N[ew] Y[ork], n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28447995

Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888) was a U.S. Senator from New York.

From the description of Roscoe Conkling Papers, 1769-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387837
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creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to George C. Bragd[o]n, Adams, N.Y., 1867 Jan. 17. Texas Christian University
Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to George C. Bragd[o]n, Adams, N.Y., 1867 Jan. 17. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Childs, George William, 1829-1894. George William Childs papers [manuscript], 1882-1892. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Bleecker, Rutger. Papers, 1771-1892. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry records, 1842-1994. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : New York, to [Frank] W. Prince, Geneva, N.Y., 1868 Nov. 21. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Fitch family genealogical research papers, [ca. 1900-1930] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884. Correspondence and subject file, 1788-1939. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874. Papers, 1762-1962 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : Utica, N.Y., to the Governor or the Committee, n.p., 1862 Sept. 11. Texas Christian University
referencedIn John Russell Young Papers, circa 1840-1959, (bulk 1858-1898) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Bliss, George, 1793-1873. Papers, 1797-1914, bulk: 1830-1835. Library of Congress
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referencedIn McCrary, George Washington, 1835-1890. George Washington McCrary collection, 1824-1936. Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center, Hayes Presidential Center
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Gordon L. Ford, 1871 Feb. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920. Levi P. Morton papers, 1842-1920, bulk (1880s-1890s) New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Chester Alan Arthur Papers, 1843-1960, (bulk 1870-1888) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Roscoe Conkling Letters, 1863-1884 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Roscoe Conkling Papers, 1769-1895. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
referencedIn Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892. Papers, 1836-1937. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Pierrepont, Edwards, 1817-1892. Edwards Pierrepont papers, 1813-1902 (inclusive). Yale University Library
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creatorOf Carpenter, Cyrus Clay, 1829-1898. Letter to Roscoe Conkling. Des Moines, IA. 1875 Feb. 22. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : New York, to M. Bragdon, 1883 Jan 13. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872. Horace Greeley collection, 1840-1872. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry records, 1842-1994. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Lincoln Collection. Lincoln Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1587-1924 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Lintner family. Papers, 1835-1904. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Henry Villard papers, 1604-1948 (inclusive), 1863-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Autograph letter signed : Utica, to E.A. Studwell, 1864 Nov. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. Collection, 1829-1869. Bulk: 1855-1869. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Bigelow family papers, ca. 1843-1950, 1870-1920 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Rollins, Edward Henry, 1824-1889. Letter : Boston, to unidentified senator, 1867 Aug. 31. Texas Christian University
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creatorOf Curry, J. L. M. (Jabez Lamar Monroe), 1825-1903. Pamphlet collection, 1788-1902. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Charles Baldwin Sedgwick Papers, 1814-1891 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Autograph letter signed : Utica, to S.R. Chittenden, 1863 Aug. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Houston, J. B. Papers of J. B. Houston, 1881-1899. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : Washington, D.C., to J. Schuyler Crosby, Florence, Italy, 1878 June 2. Texas Christian University
referencedIn McCrary, George Washington, 1835-1890. George W. McCrary collection, 1824-1936. Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center, Hayes Presidential Center
referencedIn Edwin McMasters Stanton Papers, 1818-1921, (bulk 1862-1870) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : Washington, D.C., to John F. Seymour, New York, 1870 Mar. 1. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Sherman, Isaac, 1818-1881. Papers of Isaac Sherman, 1832-1913 (bulk 1848-1881). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Jonas, Harold. Collection of Roscoe Conkling materials, 1822-1962. Library of Congress
referencedIn Reid Family Fapers, 1795-1970, (bulk 1869-1970) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn Herman K. Crofoot Collection of Francis Elias Spinner Papers, 1792-1908, (bulk 1825-1891) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : New York, to Mrs. Emery A. Storrs, 1887 Feb. 12. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Wales, Salem Howe, 1825-1902. Papers, 1837-1908. Winterthur Library
creatorOf Akeley, Healy Cady, 1836-1912. Healy Cady Akeley papers, 1858-1912. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Gates, Addison W. Papers, 1814-1905 (inclusive), 1881-1895 (bulk). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
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creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : Washington, D.C., to D.R. Norvell, New York, 1877 Jan. 5. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Schuyler Colfax Correspondence and Speeches, 1837-1882 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Papers, 1859-[18--?]. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Edwards Pierrepont papers, 1813-1902 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : New York, to Mrs. Emery A. Storrs, 1887 Feb. 12. University of Chicago Library
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referencedIn Morrison R. Waite Papers, 1818-1933, (bulk 1874-1888) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn Ingersoll, George W., 1803-1860. Papers, 1835-1888 (bulk 1835-1856). Raymond H. Fogler Library
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : New York, to M. Bragdon, 1883 Jan 13. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889. Papers of Samuel L. M. Barlow, 1776-1905 (bulk 1885-1889). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Alexander Stewart Webb papers, 1818-1930 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Alexander Robey Shepherd Papers, 1776-1945, (bulk 1868-1900) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter to Oliver E. Gordon : Utica, N.Y. : ALS, 1859 Oct. 17. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Coxe, A. Cleveland (Arthur Cleveland), 1818-1896. Autograph collection of A. Cleveland Coxe, 1837-1882. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Almon Ferdinand Rockwell Papers, 1852-1900, (bulk 1861-1865 and 1877-1884) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn Spaulding, E. G. (Elbridge Gerry), 1809-1897. Papers, 1834-1907. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Roscoe Conkling papers, 1769-1895. Library of Congress
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Worthington C. Ford, 1878 Mar. 27. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Roscoe Conkling letter to D.B. Sickels, 1876 Apr. 20. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Stephen Johnson Field Letters Addressed to Him, 1862-1896 Bancroft Library
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creatorOf Riddleberger, Harrison Holt, 1844-1890. Papers, 1874-1902. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Thomas Collier Platt papers, 1851-1915 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Autograph : N[ew] Y[ork], n.d. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn John G. Nicolay Papers, 1811-1943, (bulk 1860-1901) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Allen, Mary Rivers. Collection of letters and autographs, 1846-1881 Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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referencedIn Webb, Alexander S. (Alexander Stewart), 1835-1911. Alexander Stewart Webb papers, 1818-1930 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Letter : New York, to [Frank] W. Prince, Geneva, N.Y., 1868 Nov. 21. Texas Christian University
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