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Papers, 1804-1899; bulk, 1838-1841
Author
Wetmore, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1799-1890.
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Papers, 1804-1899; bulk, 1838-1841
Wetmore, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1799-1890.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)122687749
Local call number:
SC17905
Author:
Wetmore, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1799-1890.
Title:
Papers, 1804-1899; bulk, 1838-1841.
Quantity:
1 box (0.25 cubic ft.)
Arrangement:
Correspondence arrangened chronologically by correspondent.
Historical/biog note:
Robert C. Wetmore was successfully engaged in the crockery business from about 1813 to 1849. He was also very active in politics and government, and served as an officer in the New York State Militia.
Review:
This series of papers consists chiefly of letters received by Robert C. Wetmore from about 1838 to 1842, when he was most actively engaged in politics and government. The majority of the letters relate to his involvement in the Whig Party, especially his appointment by President William H. Harrison as Collector for the Port of New York in 1841. Many of the letters provide insight into the politics of the Whig Party in New York State. Correspondents of Wetmore included a number of individuals who were prominent in politics and government in the mid-nineteenth century: Henry Clay, Hamilton Fish, Francis Granger, Horace Greely, Rufus King, John Tyler, William H. Seward, and Thurlow Weed. Ancillary papers include Scaman family estate documents, broadsides, slave bills of sale, and a manuscript copy of a poem by Epes Sargent: "Ode for Washington's Birthday."
Finding aids:
Unpublished guide available in repository and online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc17905.htm
Personal subject:
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Granger, Francis, 1792-1868 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
King, Rufus, 1814-1876 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Tyler, John, 1790-1862 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Sargent, Epes, 1813-1880 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882 Correspondence.
Corporate subject:
Whig Party (N.Y.)--History Sources.
Corporate subject:
Alexander Hamilton United States Custom House (New York, N.Y.)
Subject:
Politicians--New York (State)
Subject:
Political parties--United States--History.
Subject:
Slave bills of sale--New York (State)
Subject:
Slavery--United States--History Sources.
Geographic terms:
New York (State)--History--1775-1865.
Geographic terms:
New York (State)--Politics and government--1775-1865.
Geographic terms:
United States--History--1815-1861.
Geographic terms:
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
Form/genre terms:
Personal letters. aat
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc17905.htm
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