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Samuel Ward papers

Title
Samuel Ward papers, 1647-1912.
Author
Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884.
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Additional Authors
  • Armstrong, John, 1758-1843.
  • Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
  • Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898.
  • Bernoulli, Jean, 1667-1748.
  • Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896.
  • Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909.
  • Cutler, M. Eliza.
  • Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783.
  • Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901.
  • Felton, C. C. (Cornelius Conway), 1807-1862.
  • Francis, John W. (John Wakefield), 1789-1861.
  • Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867.
  • Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742.
  • Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910.
  • Lagrange, J. L. (Joseph Louis), 1736-1813.
  • Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716.
  • Legendre, A. M. (Adrien Marie), 1752-1833.
  • Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.
  • Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
  • Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866.
  • Ticknor, George, 1791-1871.
  • Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929.
  • Ward, Francis Marion, 1820-1847.
  • Ward, Henry, 1818-1840.
  • Ward, Samuel, 1756-1832.
  • Ward, Samuel, 1786-1839.
Description
2.5 linear feet (8 boxes).
Summary
Collection contains the papers of Ward, his father, his grandfather, and other family members, as well as his collection of autograph letters of mathematicians and scientists.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Autographs.
  • Diaries.
  • Photographs.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Additional Formats (note)
  • available on microfilm;
Biography (note)
  • Samuel Ward (1814-1884) was an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 3221
OCLC
NYPW94-A393
Author
Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884.
Title
Samuel Ward papers, 1647-1912.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Additional Formats
John Armstrong letters, 1804-1810, available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Biography
Samuel Ward (1814-1884) was an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer. He was the son of the banker Samuel Ward (1786-1839) and the grandson of Samuel Ward (1756-1832) soldier and merchant. His sister was Julia Ward Howe, author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic". After leaving his father's banking house, Prime, Ward & King, he visited Latin America on behalf of U.S. corporate and government interests. By the end of the U.S. Civil War he was settled in Washington, D.C. where he lobbied the government on behalf of financiers.
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Occupation
Capitalists and financiers.
Lobbyists.
Added Author
Armstrong, John, 1758-1843.
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898.
Bernoulli, Jean, 1667-1748.
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896.
Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909.
Cutler, M. Eliza.
Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783.
Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901.
Felton, C. C. (Cornelius Conway), 1807-1862.
Francis, John W. (John Wakefield), 1789-1861.
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867.
Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742.
Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910.
Lagrange, J. L. (Joseph Louis), 1736-1813.
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716.
Legendre, A. M. (Adrien Marie), 1752-1833.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866.
Ticknor, George, 1791-1871.
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929.
Ward, Francis Marion, 1820-1847.
Ward, Henry, 1818-1840.
Ward, Samuel, 1756-1832.
Ward, Samuel, 1786-1839.
Research Call Number
MssCol 3221
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