Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1811, Feb. 3 | Born, Amherst, N. H. |
| 1826 | Apprentice, Northern Spectator, East Poultney, Vt. |
| 1833 | Formed a partnership with Francis V. Story and published the Morning Post, New York, N.Y.; the paper soon failed but the partners brought out a tri-weekly called the Constitutionalist |
| 1834 | Issued the first copy of the New Yorker |
| 1836 | Married Mary Youngs Cheney |
| 1838 | In partnership with Thurlow Weed and William Seward issued a Whig paper, the Jeffersonian, Albany, N.Y. |
| 1840 | Began publication of another Whig paper, the Log Cabin |
| 1848-1849 | Served a three-month term in Congress |
| 1860 | Active at the Republican national convention, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1861 | Candidate for the United States Senate from New York |
| 1864 | Sent by President Abraham Lincoln to Canada to meet with Confederate peace commission |
| 1867 | One of the signers of the bail bond for Jefferson Davis |
| 1872 | Nominated for president by the Liberal Republican Party and the Democratic Party |
| 1872, Nov. 29 | Died, New York, N.Y. |