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Letters of William Henry Seward and Samuel J. Tilden

Collection — manuscript box: 22 - folder 1

Identifier: 248m

Scope and content

Letter from Seward to E.A. Stansbury of Burlington, Vermont, dated November 14, 1844, bemoaning the defeat of Henry Clay (the Whig candidate) in the presidential election. Also, a letter from Samuel J. Tilden, dated February 19, 1853, to auditor G.W. Nevill, concerning the ability to make changes to New York's Canal Debt Sinking Fund.

Dates

1844-1853.

Creator

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872. (Person)
Stansbury, Edward Augustus, 1811-1873. (Person)
Nevill, G. W. (Person)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

William Henry Seward was Governor of New York from 1839-1842, and subsequently served as U.S. Secretary of State in the administrations of Abraham Lincoln and then Andrew Johnson. Samuel J. Tilden was a New York State politician who served as Governor from 1874-1876 and then ran unsuccessfully for President.