Creator:
Sherman, John, 1823-1900.
Inclusive Dates:
1852- 1898
Abstract:
Papers of the American statesman. Sherman was a U.S. Congressional representative from Ohio, 1855-61; U.S. Senator, 1861-77; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; U.S. Senator, 1881-97; and U.S. Secretary of State, 1897-98. Cf. Dictionary of national biography. Letters on fiscal policy, political issues, appointments, and the Republican Party, written to Anson Burlingame, Hamilton Fish, Ulysses S. Grant, and others.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Legislators.
Politicians.
Statesmen.
Politics, government and public administration
Politicians -- United States.
United States -- History -- 1865-1898.
United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Creator:
Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888.
Inclusive Dates:
1863- 1884
Abstract:
Papers of the Utica attorney, U.S. Senator. Outgoing correspondence primarily of a political nature, which reflects Conkling's interest in Republican Party politics at the State and national levels. Includes letters to Thomas Alvord, Henry J. Cookinham, James M. Dalzell, and Edward Ingersoll.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
New York (State) -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1865-
Legislators.
Politicians.
New York State
Politics, government and public administration
Legislators -- United States.
Political parties -- New York (State)
Politicians -- New York (State)