Manuscripts

James A. Garfield, Mentor, Ohio, letter to Richard Hawley :

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Description: Regarding the "Morey letter," a letter purportedly written by Garfield to supposed union representative Henry Lee Morey claiming to be in favor of Chinese immigration. The letter was publicized during the 1880 presidential election campaign; Garfield denied being the author. Item is mounted on a ledger page with newspaper clippings about Hawley on the reverse, November 1880.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1880 November 17.
Call number: mssHM 30485
Creator: Garfield, James A (1831-1881)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired from Mrs. N.J. O'Conor, July 20, 1960.

Garfield, West Mentor, Ohio, to Edmund Burritt Wakefield, North Bloomfield, Ohio

Manuscripts

Envelope. Date and sender's location taken from postmark. Envelope includes penciled note, presumably written by Wakefield: "This envelope enclosed the last letter I ever received from Gen Garfield."

HM 16103

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James A. Garfield, Washington, D.C., letter to Richard Hawley, Detroit :

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Regarding various members of the Disciples of Christ church. Written on House of Representatives letterhead; includes addressed envelope with franking signature.

mssHM 30484

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Garfield, Hiram, Ohio, letter to Henry B. Boynton, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed. (4 pages) Includes enclosed letter from Lucretia Garfield to Boynton (HM 16104). (3 pages)

HM 16085, HM 16104

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James A. Garfield papers

Manuscripts

This collection consists primarily of letters written by James A. Garfield, from 1856 to 1881, mostly written while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. Letters to Tracy W. Scott discuss congressional business, appointments, land, and the postal service, especially the post office at Chester Cross Roads, Ohio. Letters to Edmund Burritt Wakefield pertain to congressional committees and elections, appointments, politics, and the Crédit Mobilier scandal; they also discuss education, reading and literature, writing, and health. The collection contains two personal letters to Garfield's cousin, Henry B. Boynton, and two items relating to the Garfield Fund, established to benefit Lucretia Garfield following the shooting of James A. Garfield.

mssGarfield

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Garfield, Mentor, Ohio, letter to Tracy W. Scott and Milan V. Scott, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Manuscripts

Letter signed. Includes addressed envelope. (1 page)

HM 16102

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Bradford Rhodes, Garfield Fund, New York, letter to T.W. & M.V. Scott, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Manuscripts

Printed circular letter to "the Banks and Bankers of the United States" soliciting subscription donations for Lucretia Garfield following James A. Garfield's shooting. Includes addressed envelope. (1 page)

HM 16105

James A. Garfield, Mentor, Ohio, letter to Richard Hawley :

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