ARCHIVE OF CIVIL WAR PERIOD LETTERS OF EDWARD HAIGHT

1862: no publisher 0. Soft cover. Fair. ARCHIVE OF CIVIL WAR PERIOD LETTERS OF EDWARD HAIGHT (March 1817 - 1885), an American politician and businessman from New York City. He was elected to the US House of Representatives from NY's 9th CD in 1860 and served for one term, after which he returned to NYC where he was a director of the National Bank of NY. The archive consists of 28 pieces of correspondence all to Mr, Haight, during and following his term as US Congressman. The letters have been pasted (blank page down), not chronologically, into an album (front cover missing) that was water damaged. Some letters, owing to that damage and also owing to the indecipherability of some handscript, are difficult to read. Still, the archive documents both the rudimentary tasks of a Congressman - like government appointments, military service recommendations, etc - and, after elected office, the ongoing relationship between a former Member of Commerce and Washington officials. The archive includes correspondence from members of Lincoln's cabinet. As US Congressman, the archive contains: Certificate, signed by NY Secretary of State, Dec 20, 1860, certifying the results of the November 1860 election for all 33 Congressional Districts, identifying Edward Haight as elected representative for the 9th District. Letter, July 16, 1862 addressed to "his excellency" Abraham Lincoln from a delegate to the Republican convention in Chicago recommending John Mandle as candidate for the office of NY's 10th Congressional District. ANS, 17 May 1862 from Maj Gen John A Dix, Headquarters, Middle Department, Baltimore, MD advising that "I endorsed John's papers and enclosed them myself to Cameron, the Secretary of War. Yours respectfully, John A Dix Maj Gen" John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 - April 21, 1879) was Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York and Union major general during the Civil War. ANS July 6 1861 with envelope from a secretary of General John Dix, Department of State, that he is advising the Adjutant General that Edward Haight should receive the appointment (presumably referring to an appointment to the Naval Academy. (See entries below) ALS Jan 22, 1862 from F. W Seward, Assistant Secretary of State, on Department of State letterhead, acknowledging receipt of Haight's letter in the case of George O Van Ameringe, who was discharged on Dec 17, 1861 but that "he declined to take the oath of allegiance to the Government of the United States". Frederick William Seward (July 8, 1830 - April 25, 1915)[1] was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who twice served as the Assistant Secretary of State. The son of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, he served as Assistant Secretary from 1861 to 1869 under both Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. ALS, April 14, 1862, from Wm ASeaver, perhaps NY historian who haled from Genesee NY, , discussing parish matters for Trinity and St. Mark's parishes in New York. ALS, March 31, 1862 from Hiram Barney, on Custom House, New York letterhead about the Haight's support of applications for positions, specifically one Alex Elliot. Barney says that "as much as I have done for Republican members of Congress', his review of applications ultimately rests on their qualifications. Regarding Mr. Elliot's application, Mr.Barney concludes to Rep. Haight "I will bear Elliot in mind and will gratify uoi by his appointment if I can see the issue where I think it proper to do so - at present I cannot". ALS, Dec 20, 1862 from Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, soliciting a nomination for the US Naval Academy "in consequence of the large number of vacancies". Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 - February 11, 1878), nicknamed "Father Neptune", was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was awarded after supporting Lincoln in the 1860 election. ALS, March 5, 1862 from Gideon Welles soliciting nomination to the US Naval Academy. ETC CONTACT US FOR COMPLETE LIST.