James W. Cromwell papers
Scope and Contents
Included is correspondence, 1880-1920 (5 items), certificates, including as a trustee of the Bowery Savings Bank, Manhattan Union Club minutes, 1864, and an article about Cromwell that appeared in the Haverford News in 1932.
Highlights include:
Chase, Thomas. Haverford College, 1880 2/6. Not a problem that Cromwell didn't come to judge some event at Haverford. He attended the first meeting of the American Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis in NY. Haverford catalog includes list of prizes
Cromwell, James W. to his sister, New York, 1880 2/28. Happy to have been elected a trustee of the Bowery Bank as was his father. Selling some real estate and hopes to realize $40,000. Has vaccinated his family himself, have gotten animal virus from the "Vaccine Farm" in New Jersey
Townsend, Gerard B. New York, 1920 12/7. Sends certified copy of Cromwell's father's will which includes the real estate in Orange County
The mission of the Manhattan Union Club was to reelect Abraham Lincoln. James W. Cromwell was the secretary of the club.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
11 items
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