Autograph Letters 67 Pages by Nineteenth-Century Notables to Congressman Abram S. Hewitt

This collection of forty signed letters and other documents includes the signatures of many famous American and European journalists, scientists, politicians, and scholars. Most are addressed to Congressman and New York City Mayor Abram S. Hewitt.

ABRAM S. HEWITT, Archive of Letters and Documents, 1850-1902. 67 pp. Some toning; a few edge or fold tears; very good.

Abram S. Hewitt (1822-1903) was born in New York and graduated from Columbia College in 1842. He taught mathematics there and became a lawyer several years later. In 1845, he and Edward Cooper began an iron mill in Trenton, New Jersey, with funding from Edward's father, industrialist Peter Cooper (1791-1883). In 1855, Hewitt married Sarah Amelia Cooper (1830-1912), Peter Cooper's daughter, and Hewitt supervised the construction of Cooper Union, the free educational institution funded by Peter Cooper. Hewitt chaired its board of trustees until 1903. He represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879 and again from 1881 to 1886. He also chaired the Democratic National Committee in 1876 and 1877. In 1886, he won election as mayor of New York City and served as mayor in 1887 and 1888.

Contents:
-Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), Democratic governor of New York (1853-1854, 1863-1864) and presidential nominee (1868), Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, July 23, 1850, [Utica?, New York]. 1 p., 5" x 8".

-George Burges of British and North American Royal Steam Packet Company, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, November 19, 1867, London, England. 2 pp., 8" x 10".

-George W. Plympton (1827-1907), American professor of physical science, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, July 19, 1869, Waltham, Massachusetts. 4 pp., 7.75" x 9.75".

-James Forrest (1825-1917), Secretary of the British Institution of Civil Engineers, Partially Printed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, January 30, 1870, London, England. 1 p., 8.5" x 10.75".

- William Walker, Autograph Letter Signed, to Cooper Hewitt & Co., April 28, 1870, [United Kingdom?]. 1 p., 5.5" x 8.5".

- Eilead Brieike, Autograph Document Signed, Receipt, July 15, 1870, New York, New York. 1 p., 5.75" x 8.75".

- Passaic Rolling Mill Company, Autograph Letter Signed, to Cooper Hewitt & Company, August 6, 1870, Paterson, New Jersey. 1 p., 8" x 10".

- Watson Manufacturing Company, Autograph Letter Signed, to Cooper Hewitt & Company, August 18, 1870, Paterson, New Jersey. 1 p., 5" x 8".

- R. Cochrane of the Nottingham Manufacturing Company, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, January 4, 1872, Nottingham, United Kingdom. 1 p., 5.125" x 8.25"; with attached Partially Printed Document Signed, Copy of Invoice, April 24, 1871. 1 p., 8.125" x 6.625".

- Stephen H. Hammond (1828-1910), American lawyer and member of New York Assembly (1874-1875) and New York Senate (1876-1877), Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, January 29, 1875, Albany, New York. 2 pp., 5.75" x 8.75".

- Peter Oberg & Company, Autograph Letter Signed, to Cooper & Hewitt, April 25, 1876, Paterson, New Jersey. 1 p., 8" x 6.5".

- J. W. Griggs, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, July 12, 1878. 2 pp., 4.375" x 6.875".

- Gamaliel T. Springsteed (1819-1889), New York iron merchant, Autograph Document Signed, Receipt, July 20, 1879, New York, New York. 1 p., 8.5" x 3.375".

- Julius H. Seelye (1824-1895), missionary, author, Congressman, and president of Amherst College (1876-1890), Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, March 10, 1884, Amherst, Massachusetts. 1 p., 8" x 10".

- Joseph Treloar (1834-1899), English-American chief clerk at New York Custom House, Autograph Letter Signed, to Congressman Abram S. Hewitt, December 15, 1885, New York, New York. 10 pp., 8" x 10".

- Richard Croker (1843-1922), Irish American political boss, leader of Tammany Hall, and New York City Fire Commissioner (1883-1887), Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, January 27, 1886, New York, New York. 1 p., 8" x 10.5".

- Wayne Parker (1848-1923), New Jersey Congressman (1895-1911, 1914-1919, 1921-1923), Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, December 27, 1888, Newark, New Jersey. 2 pp., 5" x 8".

- George W. Childs (1829-1894), American publisher of Public Ledger newspaper, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, October 12, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2 pp., 4.375" x 6.75".

- George W. Childs (1829-1894), American publisher of Public Ledger newspaper, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, October 16, [1889], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3 pp., 4.375" x 6.75".
"We 'sons of toil' never wear dress suits at our country dinners, and we are expected to raise on our own farms everything that we partake of. You will come 'just as you are without one plea.'"

- Thomas Norton Longman (1849-1930), English publisher, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, October 25, 1889. 3 pp., 4.75" x 7".

- Herman Ridder (1851-1913), American newspaper publisher and editor, Autograph Letter Signed, to Edward Cooper, December 29, 1892, New York, New York. On New Yorker Staats-Zeitung letterhead. 1 p., 8.375" x 11".

- Francis C. Lawrance (1829-1911), American, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, September 28, 1893, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 2 pp., 4.5" x 7".

- John Bigelow (1817-1911), American lawyer and editor of Benjamin Franklin's works, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, January 28, 1894, Albany, New York. 1 p., 5" x 8".

- Clarence W. Bowen (1852-1935), American author, journalist, and publisher of The Independent newspaper, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, March 30, 1894, New York, New York. 1 p., 8" x 10.5".

- Joseph A. Bogardus (1851-1896), American prohibitionist and president of American Temperance Union, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, April 2, 1894, New York, New York. 1 p., 8.5" x 9.75".

- Clarence W. Bowen (1852-1935), American author, journalist, and publisher of The Independent newspaper, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, May 10, 1894, New York, New York. 1 p., 5.5" x 8.5", with attached Copy of Typed Letter. 1 p., 8.5" x 11".

- Charles Henry Parkhurst (1842-1933), American clergyman and social reformer, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, December 11, 1894, New York, New York. 2 pp., 8" x 10.5".

- William J. Bok (1861-1928), Dutch-American journalist, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, December 31, 1894, New York, New York. 2 pp., 5.5" x 8.5".
"I am arranging a history of Greenwood Cemetery, and as I wish to be most accurate in my facts, will you kindly assist me by informing me whether there will be erected over the grave of Mr. Peter Cooper a monument or other mortuary tribute?.. . In this Greenwood history a considerable space will be devoted to Mr. Cooper's many acts of kindness, including a number of anecdotes showing his goodness of heart."
Peter Cooper (1791-1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist who founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City and was the Greenback presidential candidate in 1876. He was Abram S. Hewitt's father-in-law.

- William Lafayette Strong (1827-1900), New York City mayor (1895-1897), Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, April 4, 1895, New York, New York. 1 p., 7.75" x 10".

- John Dyneley Prince (1868-1945), American linguist, diplomat, and politician, Typed Letter Signed, March 23, 1897, New York, New York. 1 p., 8" x 10".

- Edward C. Stokes (1860-1942), Republican governor of New Jersey (1905-1908), Autograph Letter Signed, March 25, 1897, Trenton, New Jersey. 1 p., 5.5" x 8.375".

- George A. Plimpton (1855-1936), textbook publisher, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, February 5, 1898, New York, New York. 1 p., 8" x 10.5".

- Wilson L. Gill (1851-1941), American lawyer and educator, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, February 17, 1898, New York, New York. 1 p., 8" x 10.5".

- George A. Plimpton (1855-1936), textbook publisher, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, October 29, 1898, New York, New York. 1 p., 8" x 10.5".

- John W. H. G. Chandler, Calvary Church, Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, March 14, 1899, New York, New York. 1 p., 5.25" x 8.25".

- William S. Maxwell (1852-1920), Irish-American New York City Superintendent of Public Instruction (1898-1918), Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, November 10, 1899, New York, New York. 1 p., 8.5" x 11".

- Andrew D. White (1832-1918), American historian, cofounder and first president of Cornell University (1866-1885), and U.S. ambassador to Germany (1879-1881, 1897-1902), Autograph Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, April 16, 1900, Berlin, Germany. 2 pp., 5" x 8".

- Howard B. Tindell, Correspondent for The New York Press, Autograph Letter Signed, May 19, 1900, Trenton, New Jersey. 1 p., 5.5" x 8.5".

- John Dyneley Prince (1868-1945), American linguist, diplomat, and politician, Autograph Letter Signed, November 19, 1900, New York, New York. 2 pp., 5" x 8".

- Henry S. Pritchett (1857-1939), American astronomer and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Typed Letter Signed, to Abram S. Hewitt, March 13, 1902, Boston, Massachusetts. 1 p., 8" x 10.5".

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