Papers, 1836-1880.

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Papers, 1836-1880.

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Correspondence of Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), governor of New York and presidential candidate in 1868, consists of a letter, 1836, of Seymour discussing business, politics, and the death of Samuel Meeks; letter, 1866, from Charles G. Halpine, editor of the New York Citizen, to Seymour supporting Seymour for the position of secretary of state over William Henry Seward, and supporting John T. Hoffman for mayor of New York; letter, 1868, of Seymour expressing the opinion that R. H. Gillet would be a good man to write the history of democracy; and letter, 1880, from Seymour to Stilson Hutchins of The Washington Post denying Hutchin's comments that Seymour might seek the presidential nomination, and explaining the injury that such remars might do to the party. There is also a photocopy of a broadside, 1868, promoting the candidacy of Seymour for president of the United States among the freedmen of Alabama.

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Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886

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Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810 – February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 presidential election. Born in Pompey, New York, Seymour was admitted to the New York bar in 1832 but primarily focused on managing his family's business interests. After serving as a military secretary to Governor William L. Marcy, Seymour won election to the New York State Assem...