Wheeler H. Peckham Family
A Register of Its Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Connie L. Cartledge
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2007
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007061
Latest revision: 2008 May
Title: Wheeler H. Peckham
Family Papers
Span Dates: 1815-1910
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1842-1868)
ID No.: MSS35744
Creator:
Peckham, Wheeler H.
(Wheeler Hazard), 1833-1905
Extent: 800 items;
2 containers;
.8 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Lawyer. Chiefly
correspondence to Wheeler H. Peckham from his father, Rufus W. Peckham, Sr.,
and brother, Rufus W. Peckham, Jr., relating to family, personal, and business
matters, political affairs, and the travels of Rufus W. Peckham, Sr.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Peckham
family.
Peckham,
Wheeler H. (Wheeler Hazard), 1833-1905.
Organizations
New York
(State). Supreme Court.
United
States. Supreme Court.
Subjects
Courts--New York
(State)
Locations
New York
(State)--Politics and government.
Related Names
Peckham, Rufus W.,
1809-1873. Papers of Rufus W. Peckham.
Peckham, Rufus Wheeler,
1838-1909. Papers of Rufus Wheeler Peckham.
Occupations
Jurists.
Lawyers.
Provenance:The papers of the Wheeler H. Peckham family were given to the Library
of Congress by Rufus Wheeler Peckham III in 1955. A small addition was given in
1967 by Mrs. Henry A. Peckham.
Processing History:The papers of the Wheeler H. Peckham family were cataloged ca. 1967.
The collection was reprocessed and a finding aid created in 2007.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the Wheeler H.
Peckham family is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Wheeler H. Peckham Family Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
| Date |
Event |
| 1833, Jan. 1 |
Born, Albany, N.Y. |
| ca. 1841-1849 |
Attended Albany Boys' Academy, Utica, N.Y. |
| 1851 |
Attended Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. |
| 1852-1853 |
Traveled in Europe |
| 1853 |
Studied law, Albany Law School, Albany, N.Y. |
| 1854 |
Admitted to bar
Made a partner in his father's firm, Peckham and Tremain,
Albany, N.Y.
|
| 1855 |
Married Anne A. Keasbey |
| 1856-1857 |
Traveled in Europe |
| 1857-1859 |
Resided in Dubuque, Iowa |
| 1859-1864 |
Resided in St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1864 |
Returned to Albany, N.Y.
Law partner with George M. Miller and John A. Stoutenburg,
New York, N.Y.
|
| 1873 |
Assisted in prosecution of William M. Tweed and
associates
|
| 1884 |
Appointed district attorney in New York by Governor Grover
Cleveland
|
| 1892-1894 |
President, Association of the Bar of the City of New
York
|
| 1894 |
Nominated to United States Supreme Court by President Grover
Cleveland
|
| 1905, Sept. 27 |
Died, New York, N.Y. |
The papers of the Wheeler Hazard Peckham family span the years
1815-1910, with the bulk of the material dating from 1842 to 1868. The papers
are arranged alphabetically by type of material and topic.
The majority of the collection consists of correspondence to Wheeler
H. Peckham written by his father, Rufus W. Peckham (1809-1873), lawyer in
Albany, New York, United States congressman from New York, and judge of the New
York Court of Appeals; his brother, Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1838-1909), lawyer
in Albany, associate justice of the New York Supreme Court, and justice of the
United States Supreme Court; and his business associates. Most of the letters
relate to social, financial, legal, and political matters, including secession
by the South from the United States and the state of the country during the
Civil War. Included are letters of Rufus W. Peckham, Sr., to his wife,
Isabella, 1838-1847, pertaining to domestic concerns and his travel
experiences. The early correspondence also includes a few letters from
Isabella's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Lacey, and her sister, Kate, who
lived in Jackson, Louisiana. The business correspondence to Wheeler Peckham
ranges mostly from 1857 to 1861; his associates were located mainly in Dubuque,
Iowa; St. Paul, Minnesota; St. Louis, Missouri; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Wheeler H. Peckham moved to Dubuque from Albany in 1857 for health reasons.
Other papers in the collection relate to Wheeler H. Peckham's
finances, mostly 1858-1869, and his unsuccessful nomination to the United
States Supreme Court in 1894. His brother Rufus Wheeler Peckham was nominated
to the same bench in 1895 and assumed his duties as associate justice in
1896.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material or
topic.
| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1
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Correspondence |
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| BOX 1
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1838-1865
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(34
folders)
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| BOX 2
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1868-1873, 1888-1890, 1904, n.d.
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(12
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Financial papers,
1858-1869, 1889, n.d.
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(11
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Miscellany,
1904-1909, n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Supreme Court, nomination of
Wheeler H. Peckham,
1894
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Tributes and funeral notices,
1906-1910
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| BOX 2
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Will, Samuel Worthington,
1815
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