Correspondence, 1781-1912.

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Correspondence, 1781-1912.

Correspondence of the Codman family, including Charles Russell Codman Sr. and his sons Charles Russell and James M. Codman, Charles Jr.'s daughter Mamie, and Charles Wilkes. Several members of the family traveled in Europe at various times in the 19th century and described their travels in letters home. Included is an 1894 letter from Grover Cleveland to Charles R. Codman Jr., who was a prominent Massachusetts political figure, and a copy of a 1904 letter from Codman to Cleveland.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6912815

Massachusetts Historical Society

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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....

Wilkes, Charles.

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