Joseph P. Bradley papers, 1836-1943.

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Joseph P. Bradley papers, 1836-1943.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54025698

This collection consists of items from Joseph P. Bradley, his son Charles Bradley, and his daughter Caroline Bradley Hornblower, as well as his grandson Joseph Gardner Bradley. The majority of the material is from Joseph P. Bradley, from 1836-1892, and consists of correspondence, diaries, law practice and case notes, court opinions and records, searches, deeds, wills, statements and a legal directory. There are writings on non-legal subjects, as well as speeches, written articles, and ephemera. Materials relating to Bradley's nomination to the Supreme Court, including a letter of recommendation from Frederick T. Frelinghuysen to President Ulysses Grant, are also included. In addition to correspondence between members of the Bradley family, the collection also includes letters from Chester A. Arthur, John Jacob Aster, Robert F. Ballantine, Hamilton Fish, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Benjamin Harrison, John Cotton Dana, Joseph C. Hornblower, Cortlandt Parker, William Pennington, John P. Stockton, William Howard Taft, and Peter D. Vroom. Major court cases documented in the legal records includes those involving the American Telegraph Co., the Morris Canal, the Camden and Amboy Railroad and the Delaware and Raritan Canal.

22.5 linear ft. (45 boxes)

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7674866

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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