Papers, 1834-1856.

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

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William Henry Seward was born in Florida, Orange County, New York, on May 16, 1801. He was the son of Samuel S. Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward. He graduated from Union College in 1820, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In 1823, he moved to Auburn, New York, where he entered Judge Elijah Miller's law office. He married Frances Adeline Miller, Judge Miller's daughter, in 1824. Seward was interested in politics early in his career and became actively involved in the Anti-Masonic m...

New York (State). Governor

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Articles I and IV of the State Constitution authorize the governor to grant executive clemency to convicted criminials (Executive Law, Sections 15-19). Among the types of clemency offered is restoration of citizensip rights, by which the governor restores civil rights lost as a result of a conviction (e.g. right to vote, right to hold public office). From the description of Restoration of citizenship rights application ledgers, 1857-1902. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id...

Noyes, William Curtis, 1805-1864

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American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, 1861 Mar. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610595 ...

Williams, Thomas E.

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Colonel Thomas E. Williams had a Marine Corps career that stretched from 1941-1962. He was in the Pacific during World War II, and then he was assigned to Europe. He assumed his first major Cold War command of the Camp Matthews weapons training regiment in 1956. He was posted to China, Europe, and the Army War College. He was involved in intelligence and worked with the CIA. From the description of Thomas E. Williams papers, 1940-1985. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center...

Field, David Dudley, 1805-1894

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New York lawyer and law reformer. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Gideon Welles, 1873 May 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30463384 Field was an attorney involved in many cases touching on significant constitutional issues. He was instrumental in obtaining adoption of the Code of Civil Procedure, as well as the drafting of New York codes (1865). From the description of Letters and brief of David Dudley Field, 1...

Gregory, E.S.

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Peabody, Charles A.

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Chamber, Joseph J.

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Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898

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American lawyer, politician and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : New York, to Joseph Wesley Harper, Jr., 1856 Oct. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270506321 American politician and journalist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York, New York, to Gordon Lester Ford, 1876 Sept. 5-1877 Feb. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270506742 Mayor of New York and author. From the descri...

Clark, Myron Holley, 1806-1892

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Clark was an American politician, sheriff of Canandaigua, N.Y., and subsequently governor of New York State. From the description of Myron Holley Clark letter : to Henry P. Sartwell, 1846 Sept. 23. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937084 Source: Dictionary of American Biography / Allen Johnson ed. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. Myron Holley Clark was born on a farm in the town of Naples, Ontario County, a son of Maj. Jose...