Records, 1861-1864.

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Records, 1861-1864.

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Correspondence, plans, pamphlets, memorials, memoranda, reports, and other documents related to the work of the Commissioners for the Harbor and Frontier Defences. (1861-1864). Many relate to schemes for the protection of New York Harbor. Commissioners were Governor Horatio Seymour, Comptroller Lucius Robinson, and Sen. Edwin D. Morgan. Also on the staff were Brig. Gen. Isaac Vanderpoel and W.W. Evans.

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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...

Morgan, Edwin D. (Edwin Denison), 1811-1883

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New York governor, 1859-1863. From the description of Letter : Albany, [N.Y.], to Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., 1862 Jan. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30798399 Governor of New York, U.S. Senator, major general, merchant. From the description of Letter, 1867 November 71. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122458844 U.S. senator from New York, U.S. army officer, governor of New York, and businessman. From the...

Vanderpoel, Isaac, Brigadier General.

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New York (State). Commissioners for the Harbor and Frontier Defences.

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Created in 1863 by the state of New York to provide for the defense of its harbors and frontiers. From the description of Records, 1861-1864. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58665474 ...

Robinson, Lucius, 1810-1891.

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Evans, W. W.

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