Evarts, William Maxwell 1818-1901 creator mixed material monographic eng 12,500 62 1 12.6 Correspondence, memoranda, diary, journal, minute book, account books, printed material, and other papers concerning New York state, national, and international politics from the Civil War to the 1890s. Topics include Evarts' early law practice, cases in which he represented the U.S. during the Civil War, trial of Jefferson Davis, impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal (1871-1872), Samuel J. Tilden election case of 1876, appointment of ambassadors, Chinese immigration, international monetary conference in Paris (1878), presidential campaign of 1880, Peabody Education Fund, Statue of Liberty, patronage, pensions, suffrage, and tariffs. Correspondents include James Burrill Angell, John Jacob Astor, Edward Bates, James Gillespie Blaine, Joseph Hodges Choate, Cyrus W. Field, James A. Garfield, John Hay, Ebenezer R. Hoar, Levi P. Morton, Edward John Phelps, William Henry Seward, William Henry Trescott, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and Robert C. Winthrop. Open to research. Lawyer, U.S. senator from New York, and U.S. secretary of state and attorney general. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010116 Angell, James Burrill 1829-1916 Correspondence Astor, John Jacob 1822-1890 Correspondence Bates, Edward 1793-1869 Correspondence Blaine, James Gillespie 1830-1893 Correspondence Choate, Joseph Hodges 1832-1917 Correspondence Davis, Jefferson 1808-1889 Trials, litigation, etc Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West) 1819-1892 Correspondence Garfield, James A. (James Abram) 1831-1881 Correspondence Hay, John 1838-1905 Correspondence Hoar, E. R. (Ebenezer Rockwood) 1816-1895 Correspondence Johnson, Andrew 1808-1875 Impeachment Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons) 1824-1920 Correspondence Phelps, Edward John 1822-1900 Correspondence Seward, William Henry 1801-1872 Correspondence Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones) 1814-1886 Trescott, William Henry 1822- Correspondence Tyler, Julia Gardiner 1820-1889 Correspondence Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles) 1809-1894 Correspondence United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Attorney General. United States. Department of State. Geneva Arbitration Tribunal. Peabody Education Fund. International Monetary Conference (1878 : Paris, France) Bimetallism Diplomatic and consular service, American Emigration and immigration law United States Patronage, Political United States Pensions United States Practice of law New York (State) Presidents United States Election 1876 Presidents United States Election 1880 Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) Statues New York (State) New York Suffrage United States Tariff United States China Emigration and immigration New York (State) Politics and government 1865-1950 United States Foreign relations 1865-1898 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Claims United States Politics and government 1865-1900 Cabinet officers Lawyers Senators, U.S. Congress mm 78020032 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010116 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010116.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010116 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010116.3 Open to research. DLC 781213 20260227111623.0 mm 78020032