Collection inventory

Special Collections home page

John Van Buren Letter

An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 8 Oct 2010

Biographical History

John Van Buren (1810-1866) was an American attorney and politician, and the son of Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States. He graduated from Yale, practiced law in Albany and in New York City, and served as New York State Attorney General from 1845 to 1847. He was also active in Democratic Party politics.

Enos T. Throop (1784-1874) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as governor of New York State from 1829 to 1832.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The John Van Buren Letter consists of a single document from Van Buren to Enos T. Throop, then governor of the state of New York. The letter offers Van Buren's opinions on questions of law "in relation to the election of Colonel of the 131 Regiment of Infantry." The Colonel in question is identified as Colonel Cowles, no first name given.

Arrangement of the Collection

None.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Throop, Enos Thompson, 1784-1874.
Van Buren, John, 1810-1866.

Subjects

Lawyers -- New York (State)

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.
Legal documents.

Occupations

Lawyers.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

John Van Buren Letter,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Transfer from Rare Books, 1971.

Table of Contents

Correspondence

Inventory