Papers, 1860-1878.

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Papers, 1860-1878.

Chiefly letters to McClellan concerning military and political matters, particularly his bid for the presidency in 1864. Includes letters of McClellan's son, George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940), mayor of New York, N.Y. (1903-1910), professor of economic history at Princeton University, and U.S. representative from New York. Correspondents include Sidney Brooks, George Washington Cass, Edward Everett, Randolph Barnes Marcy, Arthur M. McClellan, George Peabody, Fitz-John Porter, and George W. Webster.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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