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Theophilus C. Callicot papers
- Title
- Theophilus C. Callicot papers, 1864-1889.
- Author
- Callicot, Theophilus C. (Theophilus Carey), 1826-
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4129 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Theophilus Carey Callicot (1826-1920) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician. The papers relate mainly to Callicot's stint as Customs Collector in Brooklyn, 1865-1868, and his subsequent arrest for traffic in illegal liquor. Material includes canceled checks drawn on the Nassau National Bank (Brooklyn) to various parties signed by Callicot; an IRS "Collector's Certificate to Tobbaconist" issued by Callicot in 1867, marked as having been surrendered in 1868; a report of cigars assessed; and an 1869 letter to Gordon Lester Ford congratulating him on his appointment Collector of Internal Revenue for the third collection district, and thanking him for a visit during his "injust imprisonment." also included are several letters written by Callicot as editor of the Albany Times, including one to Paul Leicester Ford.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Material was originally received as part of the Ford Collection.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4129
- OCLC
- 843959640
- Author
- Callicot, Theophilus C. (Theophilus Carey), 1826-
- Title
- Theophilus C. Callicot papers, 1864-1889.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Material was originally received as part of the Ford Collection.
- Occupation
- Newspaper editors.
- Added Author
- Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891, recipient.Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902, recipient.Ford collection
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4129