This series documents Frank Wayland Higgins' political career as New York State Senator, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor. The bulk of the series consists of newspaper clippings of articles and political cartoons, invitations to social occasions, correspondence, and telegrams housed in scrapbooks. A significant portion of the records document Higgins' campaigns for office, as well as the struggle for power in the Republican Party.
Creator
Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907
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Unfiled correspondence and other records relating to appointments, charges and complaints against public officials, extraditions, and proclamations
Series Number
A0197
Summary
This fragmentary series is comprised of documents removed from, or never filed into, other series of governors records. Much of the series consists of routine appointment records, including letters recommending or opposing appointments; letters of application for positions; letters tendering resignations from positions; and certificates of commission. The series also includes documents concerning charges of misconduct and malfeasance against county district attorneys, extradition documents regarding fugitives from other states, and copies or drafts of proclamations.
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.