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Russell and Margaret Olivia Sage Letters
An inventory of his
letters at Syracuse University
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Feb 1989
[Derived from Summit]
12 Mar 2007
English
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20 Jan 2009 - converted to EAD (LDC)
Overview of the Collection
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Sage, Russell, 1816-1906.
Russell and Margaret Olivia Sage Letters
1855-1897
4 letters (SC)
Papers of the Congressman, financier. Four incoming items, two of which are business letters from Platt Smith, the others are personal letters addressed to Mrs. Sage from Kenyon West and B. F. Wheeler.
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English
Biographical History
Russell Sage (1816-1906) was an American politician and financier who served as a U.S. Congressman from 1853-1857.
1816
Born in Verona, N.Y. on August 4th
1840
Married Marie-Henrie Winne on January 23rd
1844-1851
Treasurer of Rensselaer County
1845-1848
Alderman of Troy
1848
Delegate to the Whig National Convention
1853-1857
U.S. Congressman
1857
Vice President of the La Crosse Railroad
1863
Moved to New York City
1869
Married Margaret Olivia Slocum on November 24th
1872
Originated stock market "puts and calls"
1881
Gained control of the New York City elevated lines along with Jay Gould
1884
Lost $7 million in the Panic of 1884
1906
Died in Lawrence, N.Y. on July 22nd
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The
Russell and Margaret Olivia Sage Letters consists of four incoming items, two of which are addressed to Mrs. Sage. There are two business letters from Platt Smith, one with a reply from Sage at the bottom. The other two items are personal letters to Sage's wife, one from Kenyon West (Mrs. Henry S. Howland), author of Laureates of England from Ben Jonson to Alfred Tennyson, in which she discusses her book. Benjamin F. Wheeler's letter (03 Mar 1897) thanks Mrs. Sage for her hospitality during his recent visit to her home, and documents his travel agenda for his return trip and the days following:
After the banquet at the Fort Grange Club I sat up in company with Major Burbank and Lieut. Gov. Woodruff until it was time to go for my 2 a.m. - had time enough for breakfast and a call on my friend Mr. Tom Osborne, and was back home for afternoon work. After a crowded week I started off again Friday for New York, now more dead than alive am back at work again.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection contains one series, Correspondence, which is arranged alphabetically by sender.
Subject and Genre Headings
Politics, government and public administration
Business and Industry
Smith, Platt.
West, Kenyon.
Wheeler, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1854-1909.
Sage, Russell, 1816-1906.
Sage, Margaret Olivia Slocum, 1828-1918.
Capitalists and financiers.
Correspondence.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Russell and Margaret Olivia Sage Letters
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Inventory
Correspondence
77
Howland, Henry S. (Mrs.)
See
[West, Kenyon](kw)
77
Smith, Platt
1855,
185?
with reply from Sage at bottom of page
2 incoming letters
77
West, Kenyon
undated
1 incoming letter
77
Wheeler, Benjamin Franklin
1897
1 incoming letter