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Ogden Edwards Papers mssHM 24958-25000

Gina C Giang The Huntington Library March 2020 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org

Ogden Edwards Papers mssHM mssHM 24958-25000 1 24958-25000 Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library Title: Ogden Edwards papers Creator: Edwards, Ogden, 1781-1862 Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 24958-25000 Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet(1 expansion folder) Date (inclusive): 1753-1903 Date (bulk): 1753-1876 Abstract: Ogden Edwards was a jurist and legislator from New York. The collection primarily consists of correspondence between Edwards and his father, Pierpont Edwards from 1753-1876. Language of Material: Materials are in English. Conditions Governing Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Conditions Governing Use The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Ogden Edwards papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of Louis Boyle, 1953. Biographical / Historical Ogden Edwards (1781-1862) was a jurist and legislator, son of Pierpont Edwards (1750-1826) and Frances Ogden. A native of , he moved to New York in the early 1800s. Edwards served as surrogate of the County of New York in 1807, member of the New York Assembly in 1814 and 1817, counsel for the Corporation of New York from 1816-1822, member of the New York State constitutional convention in 1821, and judge of the 1st Circuit in the State of New York from 1822-1841. In 1846, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of New York on the Whig ticket. He died on Staten Island, New York, on April 1, 1862. Biographical / Historical Pierpont Edwards (1750-1826) was a lawyer, politician, and jurist, the youngest son of the theologian Jonathan Edwards, and father of Ogden Edwards and Henry Waggaman Edwards (1779-1847). During the Revolutionary war, he served in Connecticut militia. He was elected to the state legislature in 1777, 1784-1795, and 1787-1790, serving as a speaker in the latter period. In 1787-1788, Edwards was a delegate to the , and was a member of the state convention that ratified the Constitution. Pierpont Edwards was appointed administrator of the estate of Benedict Arnold. In 1800, Edwards took an active part in organizing the Jeffersonian Republicans and was recognized as the party's leader in the state, serving as a chairman of the general committee. In 1806, Jefferson appointed him judge of the district court of Connecticut. In 1818, he was a member of the Connecticut constitutional convention where he served as chairman of the committee which drafted the new state constitution. Scope and Contents The Ogden Edwards papers consist primarily of incoming correspondence of Pierpont Edwards and Ogden Edwards, with some other, seemingly unrelated, letters retained evidently for their autograph value. The letters and ephemera date from 1753-1903. Of the 43 letters, many contain annotations identifying famous authors or addressees. The annotations are penned in the same hand as the list of famous historical personages, apparently, a catalog and/or list of collector's wanted items; the names represented in the Edwards collection are ticked off. The rest of the collection are letters retained for their autograph value. This portion consists individual letters by Thomas Gage, Samuel Huntington, Stephen Girard (1750-1831), William Gaston (1778-1844), Oliver Wolcott (1760-1833), William North (1755-1836), and Marie Joseph Lafayette, and indemnification bond to the Overseers of the Poor of Dover Hundred (Delaware, 1761). Processing Information Processed by Olga Tsapina, August 2006. In 2020, Gina C Giang created a finding aid derived from a legacy summary report. Arrangement

Ogden Edwards Papers mssHM mssHM 24958-25000 2 24958-25000 Arranged chronologically. Subjects and Indexing Terms Judges -- New York (State) -- Archives Autographs -- -- Collections Lawyers -- Connecticut -- Archives Lawyers -- New York (State) -- Archives Legislators -- Connecticut -- Archives Legislators -- New York (State) -- Archives Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1824 Women -- New England -- Correspondence United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources United States -- Politics and Government -- 1817-1825 -- Sources United States -- Politics and Government -- 1825-1829 -- Sources United States -- History -- 1783-1865 -- Sources Collections (object groupings) -- United States Letters (correspondence) -- United States Allen, Stephen, 1767-1852 Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 -- Correspondence Arnold, Hannah Waterman King Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 Daggett, David, 1764-1851 Duer, William Alexander, 1780-1858 Edwards, Henry W. (Henry Waggaman), 1779-1847 Edwards, Pierpont, 1750-1826 -- Archives Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807 Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787 Gaston, William, 1778-1844 Genet, Edmond Charles, 1763-1834 Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831 Granger, Francis, 1792-1868 Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 Irving, William, 1766-1821 Johnson, William Samuel, 1778-1819 Kent, William, 1802-1861 Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 North, William, 1755-1836 Nott, Eliphalet, 1773-1866 Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860 Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844 Sherman, Roger Minot, 1773-1844 Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842 Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870 Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833 Republican Party (U.S. : 1792-1828) -- History -- Sources

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