Papers, 1867-1908.

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Papers, 1867-1908.

A collection comprised chiefly of handwritten letters of Grover Cleveland that relate to matters of his professional, political, and personal life from 1867 to 1908. Letterhead represented here include the offices of Erie County Sheriff, Mayor of Buffalo, Governor of New York State, and President of the United States. This collection also includes texts of speeches delivered by Cleveland later in life such as memorial addresses in honor of Thomas Bayard, Abram Hewitt, and Carl Schurz; an address for Tamworth, New Hampshire, Old Home Week, and at the inauguration of John H. Finley as President of the City University of New York. Lastly, this collection includes a facsimile of Cleveland's last will and testament, February 21, 1906.

2 boxes (.75 cu. ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6801340

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Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

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Army officer, statesman, journalist, legislator, and U.S. Secy. of the Interior, of Missouri. From the description of Papers, 1870-1901 (bulk 1870-1890). (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 70953302 German-American army officer, author and politician. From the description of Papers of Carl Schurz, 1862-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136358 U.S. cabinet officer, diplomat, and senator from Missouri, Union Ar...

Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903

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Hewitt graduated from Columbia in the class of 1842 and became, in turn, an attorney in New York City, a manufacturer of iron and steel, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1875-1879, 1881-1886, and Mayor of New York, 1887-1888. From the description of Abram S.Hewitt papers, n.d. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102421 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Hewitt graduated from Columbia in the class of 1842 and became, in turn, an attorney in New Yo...

Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1904-1995

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Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

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Grover Cleveland, born in Caldwell, NJ, 18 March 1837; moved to Buffalo, NY in 1855; Erie County Sheriff, 1871-1874; Mayor of Buffalo, 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-1884; President of the United States, 1885-1889, 1893-1897; married Frances Folsom, 1886; died at Princeton, NJ, 24 June 1908....