Guide to the Stephen Johnson Field Letters Addressed to Him, 1862-1896.

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Guide to the Stephen Johnson Field Letters Addressed to Him, 1862-1896

Collection number: BANC MSS 71/34 c

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Contact Information:

The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu

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Collection Summary

Collection Title: Stephen Johnson Field Letters Addressed to Him,

Date (inclusive): 1862-1896

Collection Number: BANC MSS 71/34 c

Creator: Field, Stephen Johnson, 1816-1899

Extent: Number of containers: 1 box

Repository: The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, California 94720-6000

Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Abstract: Many of the letters, written when Field was serving on the U.S. Supreme Court, comment on Court decisions and Field's opinions. A few letters, dated earlier, are not addressed to Field.

Languages Represented: English

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Stephen Johnson Field letters addressed to him, BANC MSS 71/34 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Administrative Information

Acquisition

This collection of letters was transferred from the Rare Books and Special Collections Department to the Manuscripts Division of The Bancroft Library in 1970.

Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895

Letter, June 2, 1893. Requests copy of the Judge's opinion in regard to the Geary Act and the expulsion of the Chinese.

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

3 letters, 1879-1886

Bartlett, Sidney, 1799-1889

Letter, Mar. 28, 1869

Bayard, Thomas Francis, 1828-1898

5 letters, 1878-1890. One written in official capacity as Secretary of State.

Bierstadt, Edward

Letter, Oct. 5, 1893

Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893

5 letters, 187_-1891. Two written in official capacity as Secretary of State.

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

Letter, May 7, 1869

Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

2 letters, 1886-1888.

Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850

Letter, Nov. 4, 1840. Addressed to Robert Beale (?).

Chase, Salmon Portland, 1808-1873

4 letters, 1869 & n.d.

Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917

2 letters, 1890-1893

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910

Letter, Jan. 9, 1868. Photocopy.

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Letter, Apr. 11, 1886

Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888

3 letters, 1880-1882

Cooley, Thomas McIntyre, 1824-1898

Letter, Jan. 8, 1878

Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa (Richards), 1967-1906

Letter, Feb. 7, 1898

Curtis, George Ticknor, 1812-1894

4 letters, 1878-1888 & n.d.

Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882

Letter, June 7, 1872

Dana, Richard Henry, 1851

Letter, May 14, 1879

Davis, John Chandler Bancroft, 1822-1907

Letter, May 20, 1892

Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901

2 letters, 1874 & n.d.

Field, David Dudley, 1805-1894

Letter, Mar. 11, 1864

Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893

Letter, Jan. 20, 1877

Fremont, Jessie (Benton) 1824-1902

Letter, July 18, 1879. Concerning her claim to Black Point, land adjacent to San Francisco Bay.

Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890

Letter, Mar. 23, 1864. Addressed to D. Dudley Field.

Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910

3 letters, 1890

Garfield, James Abram, 1831-1881

Letter, Mar. 25, 1876

Gates, J. E.

2 letters, 1891.Writing as agent for Collis P. Huntington, in the matter of Bybe v. Oregon and California Railroad Co. With these copy of Field's letter, Apr. 4, 1891, written in reply to Gates' letter of Apr. 3.

Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908

Letter, Oct. 15, 1893

Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

Printed dinner invitation, filled out. Jan. 3, 1877

Gray, Horace, 1828-1902

Letter, Apr. 16, 1881

Gresham, Walter Quinton, 1832-1895

Letter, Sept. 20, 1893

Grimes, James Wilson, 1816-1872

Letter, Feb. 26, 1866

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Letter, Sept. 23, 1893

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Letter, Dec. 19, 1888

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878

4 letters, 1854-1874. Some written on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution. Letter, Apr. 3, 1860, recommends J. D. Whitney for the geological survey of California.

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Letter, Jan. 9, 1893

Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887

2 letters, 1882-1887

Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900

Letter, Sept. 26, 1893. See also J. E. Gates.

Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899

Letter, June 8, 1892

Jay, John, 1817-1894

Letter, May 19, 1891. Enclosure signature of Sarah Louisa Jay.

Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876

2 letters, 1862-1864

Knott, James Proctor, 1830-1911

Letter, Oct. 19, 1889

Loring, Charles Greeley, 1794-1868

Letter, Mar, 5, 1864

Loyson, Charles Jean Marie, 1827-1912

Letter, Feb. 20, 1885. Signed Hyacinthe Loyson.

Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925

Letter, Aug. 27, 1889

Morris, Benjamin Wistar, 1819

Letter, Aug. 22, 1889

Pauncefote, Sir Julian, 1828-1902

Letter, Dec. 23, 1889

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Letter, Jan. 24, 1885

Potter, Henry Codman, 1835-1908

Letter, Dec. 20, 1892

Schliemann, Henry, 1822-1896

2 letters, 1881-1882

Sherman, John, 1823-1900

Letter, Mar. 17, 1891

Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820-1891

2 letters, 1879

Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1825-1905

Fragment of a letter, Nov. 3, 1896

Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869

Letter, Jan. 2, 1866

Stebbins, Horatio, 1821-1902

Letter, May 20, 1892

Story, Charles R. 1830-

Letter, July 6, 1887. Re proposed electoral reforms. Enclosures documents illustrating advance election returns.

Strong, William, 1808-1895

Letter, Feb. 21, 1884

Swayne, Noah Haynes, 1804-1884

Letter, Feb. 7, 1879

Talmage, Thomas DeWitt, 1832-1902

Letter, Mar. 15, 1881

Taney, Roger Brook, 1777-1864

Letter, Mar. 10, 1840. Addressed to John Catron.

Thurman, Allen Granberry, 1813-1895

Letter, Dec. 10, 1885

Waite, Morrison Remick, 1816-1888

Letter, Apr. 28, 1882

Washburn, Emory, 1800-1877

2 letters, 1871-1872

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Letter, Dec. 20, 1845. Addressed to Mr. Winthrop.

Winthrop, Robert Charles, 1809-1894

Letter, July 6, 1887

Worden, John Lorimer, 1818-1887

Letter, Mar. 11, 1882