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| Creator: | Curtis, George Ticknor, 1812-1894. |
| Title: | George Ticknor Curtis Letters |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1881-1891 |
| Quantity: | 7 items (SC) |
| Abstract: | Papers of the Lawyer, author of several books, most notably a Constitutional history of the U.S. and a biography of James Buchanan. Seven outgoing letters, five of which are to Nahum Capen, with two others to Lloyd Bryce and Hampton L. Carson. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
George Ticknor Curtis (1812-1894) was an American lawyer, and author, best remembered for his Constitutional history of the United States and a biography of James Buchanan.
Curtis was born in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1812. His brother was Benjamin R. Curtis who would go on to become a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. George Ticknor Curtis attended Harvard Law School from 1833-1834 before serving as a United States Commissioner in Boston. Curtis served as co-counsel, along with Montgomery Blair, for Dred Scott during the Dred Scott Case, 1846-1857 (Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857).
Curtis is also known for his literary works concerning various topics of United States history. Many of these works were written under the pseudonym Peter Boylston. Some of his writings include:
- 1870 - Life of Daniel Webster
- 1883 - Life of James Buchanan: Fifteenth President of the United States
- 1887 - The Life, Character, and Service of General G. B. M'Clellan
- 1889 - A Constitutional History of the United States, from the Declaration of Independence to the Close of their Civil War
- 1889 - John Charaxes; a Tale of the Civil War in America
- 1889 - Plea for Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The George Ticknor Curtis Letters consists of outgoing correspondence written between 1881 and 1891 by the lawyer and author.
The collection includes five letters to postmaster and author Nahum Capen, most of which contain offers of assistance in finding subscribers to a book Capen had written. In another of the letters Curtis inquires about the possibility of remuneration for contributing a biographical profile to a book which Hampton L. Carson was compiling.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
George Ticknor Curtis Letters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Finding Aid Information
Created by: KM
Date: Apr 1989
Revision history: 23 Sep 2008 - converted to EAD (LDC)
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 93 | Capen, Nahum 10 Jan 1881; 11 May 1883; 16 May 1883; 19 May 1883; 25 May 1883 | ||||||||||
| SC 93 | Carson, Hampton Lawrence 13 Apr 1891 | ||||||||||
| SC 93 | Bryce, Lloyd 13 May 1891 | ||||||||||