Bigelow, John, 1817-1911

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John Bigelow was born in Malden-on-Hudson, New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1838. From 1849 to 1861, he was one of the editors and co-owners of the New York Evening Post. He was active in the Republican Party and in 1860, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him American Consul in Paris in 1861 and later served as American ambassador to France.

After the Civil War's conclusion, he returned to New York, where he assisted Samuel J. Tilden in opposing the corruption that flourished in New York City under William Magear Tweed. He was subsequently elected Secretary of State of New York, a position he held until 1876. When the Democrats nominated Tilden for President in 1876, he served as Tilden's campaign manager, and in that capacity advised Tilden in the famous dispute over the result of the presidential election. Bigelow helped establish the New York Public Library and served as its first president from May 27, 1895 until his death on December 19, 1911.

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referencedIn Letters, 1850-1938, 1850-1865 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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creatorOf Forster, John, 1812-1876. Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to Sir James Emerson Tennent / 1867 Jan. 21. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879. George S. Hillard letters [manuscript] 1842-1876. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Letters from various correspondents, 1854-1897. Houghton Library
referencedIn Avery, Trueman G. Papers, 1868. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. John Bigelow correspondence, 1865-1910. Library of Congress
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letter, 1887 Dec. 10. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
referencedIn Bigelow, Poultney, b. 1855. Poultney Bigelow papers, 1855-1954. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letters, 1866. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn John G. Nicolay Papers, 1811-1943, (bulk 1860-1901) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn John Shaw Billings Papers at New York Public Library [microform], 1854-1913 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf John Bigelow, 1817-1911. John Bigelow, 1817-1911 papers, 1816-1911. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Paul Leicester Ford papers, 1869-1902 [bulk 1885-1895] New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886. Samuel J. Tilden papers, 1794-1886, bulk (1835-1876) New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Charles Butler Papers, 1819-1929, (bulk 1825-1894) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Coan, T. M. (Titus Munson), 1836-1921. Papers, [ca. 1839-1921]. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939. Papers, ca.1800-1941. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850. [Autograph letter signed, addressed to John Bigelow] Newberry Library
referencedIn Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913. John Shaw Billings Papers at New York Public Library, 1854-1913 [microform]. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf John Bigelow letters, 1847-1899 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Tilden Estate and Trust records, 1886-1930, 1890-1915 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Flick, Alexander Clarence, 1869-1942. Alexander Clarence Flick papers, ca. 1830-1938, bulk (1928-1938). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Charlotte Cushman Papers, 1823-1941, (bulk 1861-1875) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIg, 1887-1891 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Note, [ca. 1886]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf United States. Legation (France). Letter of transit, 1865 May 31. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Autograph collection of American writers, 1808-1970. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letter, 1867. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn John Shaw Billings papers, 1862-1913. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letter to Norman B. Judd. Paris, France. 1865 June 17. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Henry and Mary Anna Palmer Draper papers, 1859-1914, 1869-1914 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Bickford" to "Brassey". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Bowles, Samuel, 1826-1878. Samuel Bowles papers, 1852-1893 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Blair, Frank P. (Frank Preston), 1821-1875. Francis Preston Blair letter, 1866 July 15. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Bigelow family. Bigelow family papers, ca. 1843-1950, bulk (1870-1920). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn L.V.F. Randolph papers, 1895-1919 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Nathaniel Prentiss Banks Papers, 1829-1911, (bulk 1860-1880) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Botta, Anne C. Lynch (Anne Charlotte Lynch), 1815-1891. Papers, 1835-1894. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Oliver Wendell Holmes letters from various correspondents, 1820-1894 Houghton Library
creatorOf Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922. Papers, 1842-1912. University of Michigan
creatorOf Henry and Mary Anna Palmer Draper papers, 1859-1914, bulk (1869-1914). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letter, 1902, January 12, Gramercy Park [N.Y.], to Paul Dana. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letters, 1880-1906. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Ḥāfiẓ, 14th cent. [Dīvān]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Philippe Bunau-Varilla Papers, 1877-1955, (bulk 1900-1907) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910. David B. Hill papers, 1886-1910. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Honeyman, A. Van Doren (Abraham Van Doren), 1849-1936. Collection of papers, 1870-1931. New Jersey Historical Society Library
United States. Legation (France). Passport issued to Montgomery Fletcher, 1866 Mar. 10. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf John Bigelow papers, 1839-1912 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Autograph signature to document, 1836 Jul. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letter : Highland Falls on Hudson, to Mr. Morgan, 1907 Jan. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Papers, 1775-1782. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bigelow family papers, ca. 1843-1950, 1870-1920 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885. Papers of Richard Grant White, 1842-1884. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letter : Paris, [France], to Monsieur Delestre, 1865 May 5. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn William Sydney Thayer Papers, 1835-1901, (bulk 1835-1895) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Vol. XXV (ff. 226). 1862-1865.includes:ff. 1, 7 William Schaw Lindsay, shipowner: Letters to R. Cobden: 1854-1862.f. 3 F. M. Duvault-Blochet, wine merchant, of Santenay, France: Letter to R. Cobden: 1862.: Fr.ff. 9, 15 George Robert Gleig, Cha..., 1862-1865 British Library
creatorOf Bryant-Godwin papers, 1804-1913, bulk (1820-1898). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Samuel J. Tilden papers, 1794-1886, 1835-1876 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Tilden Trust. Tilden Trust records, 1886-1930, bulk (1890-1915). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Worthington Chauncey Ford papers, 1858-1938, 1880-1925 [bulk] New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Guenoux, Charles. Notice of the life and works of Charles Frederic of Savigny. Union College, Schaffer Library
referencedIn David B. Hill Papers, 1885-1910 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn United States. Legation (France). Passport issued to Montgomery Fletcher, 1866 Mar. 10. Texas Christian University
referencedIn David B. Hill papers, 1886-1910 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1882-1904. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf Randolph, L. V. F. (Lewis Van Syckel Fitz), 1838-1920. L.V.F. Randolph papers, 1895-1919. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf John Bigelow papers, 1839-1912. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850. ALS to John Bigelow, Pittsburgh. Newberry Library
referencedIn Francis James Child papers, 1842-1925. Houghton Library
referencedIn Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914. Correspondence, 1851-1928. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
creatorOf Morse, Freeman Harlow, 1807-1891. Papers, 1861-1888. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
referencedIn Vol. XXIV (ff. 198). 1860-1861.includes:ff. 5-134 passim John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; Prime Minister: Correspondence with R. Cobden: 1852-1861.ff. 8, 47 Charles Gilpin, MP: Correspondence with R. Cobden: 1851-1860.ff. 10, 180 George William..., 1860-1861 British Library
creatorOf Thayer, William Sydney, 1830-1864. Papers of William Sydney Thayer [manuscript] 1835-1895. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Correspondence, 1888-1906. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Alexander Clarence Flick papers, ca. 1830-1938, 1928-1938 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Poultney Bigelow papers, 1855-1954 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. John Bigelow letter to Samuel P. Avery, 1896. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Vol. CXC (ff. 485). May, June, 1866.includes:ff. 1-449 passim Sir John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, GCB; diplomatist: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1862-1866. ff. 4, 541, 227, 334 Sir John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, GCB; diplomatist: Letters to, from S... British Library
referencedIn Parkman family, Edward Twisleton, and Sarah Wyman Whitman additional papers, 1763-1917 (inclusive) 1850-1907 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf John Bigelow Letter, December 10, 1887 The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1854-1936. John Bigelow papers, 1492-1936 (bulk 1866-1936). Library of Congress
creatorOf Worthington Chauncey Ford papers, 1858-1938, 1880-1925 [bulk] New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. Letter [1888] Jul. 26, Reigate, England, to Henry Vignaud [n.p.] University of Michigan
creatorOf Fisher, Warren, d. 1896. Papers, 1850-1875. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879. Brantz Mayer letters to Charles Mayer and John Bigelow, 1862, undated. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Childs, George William, 1829-1894. George William Childs papers [manuscript], 1882-1892. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919. Papers, 1898, 1911. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Evarts family papers, 1753-1960 (bulk 1798-1901) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. John Bigelow letter to My dear sir, 1862 Nov. 22. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850. Letters, 1844-1848. Indiana University
creatorOf John Bigelow correspondence, 1888-1906, 1888-1906 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Ulysses S. Grant letters and documents, 1867-1915 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn John Shaw Billings papers, 1862-1913 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn United States. Legation (France). Passport issued to Montgomery Fletcher, 1866 Mar. 10. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922. Henry Vignaud papers, 1842-1912. University of Michigan
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referencedIn New York MPS Squirrels, The National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Message of President Andrew Johnson nominating John Bigelow to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penipotentiary of the United States to France Center for Legislative Archives

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