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Additional authors

1. Newman, John Philip, 1826-1899.
2. Stewart, Alexander Turney, 1803-1876.
3. Swain, H.C. (Henry Charles Maitland)
4. Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
5. Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877.

Description

1. .2 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

1. Schuyler Colfax, Jr. (1823-1885) was a United States Representative from Indiana, Speaker of the House, and the 17th Vice President of the United States under Ulysses S. Grant. The Schuyler Colfax papers consist of one folder of incoming and outgoing letters, invitations to the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, and a few financial documents. Also included is a roll call from the house of representatives voting on the passage of the 13th amendment in 1865.

Subject

1. Vice-presidents
2. Vice-presidents > United States > Correspondence
3. Statesmen

Call number

1. MssCol 595

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Additional formats (note)

1. is available on microfilm.

Provenance (note)

1. Some material originated in the Ford and Thomas J. Taylor collections.

Author

1. Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885.

Title

1. Schuyler Colfax papers, ca. 1860-1880.

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Additional formats

1. Correspondence is available on microfilm.

Provenance

1. Some material originated in the Ford and Thomas J. Taylor collections.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Occupation

1. Statesmen.
2. Vice-presidents.

Added author

1. Newman, John Philip, 1826-1899.
2. Stewart, Alexander Turney, 1803-1876.
3. Swain, H.C. (Henry Charles Maitland)
4. Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907, recipient.
5. Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877.

Research call number

1. MssCol 595