John Bigelow Papers

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December 31, 1902- An acknowledgement from the from the Free Public Library of the City of Worcester, Massachusetts to John Bigelow related to the cornerstone ceremony of the @nypl. @NYPL_Archives

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December 30, 1899- A letter from John Bigelow to his daughter, Grace.

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December 29, 1876- A letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Bigelow.

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December 28, 1911- A letter from Walter de Curzon Poultney to Grace Bigelow.

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December 27, 1911- A letter from Sara Delano Roosevelt to Grace Bigelow.

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December 26, 1891- A letter to Matías Romero Avendaño from John Bigelow about the French expedition of Mexico. Romero was a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as Secretary of Finance and twice as ambassador of Mexico to the United States during the 19th century.

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December 25, 1866- A letter from John Bigelow Jr. to his father.

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December 24, 1835- A letter to Asa Bigelow from his son, John Bigelow.

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December 23, 1870- A letter from Henry O'Rielly to John Bigelow. O'Rielly sent Bigelow an article he wrote about the technology of the telegraph.

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December 22, 1862- A letter to John Bigelow from Mary R. Van Rensselaer.

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December 21, 1875- A letter to John Bigelow from Vincenzo Botta.

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December 20, 1911- A letter to Grace Bigelow from Georgina Schuyler.

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December 19, 1911- A letter from Lilian Bigelow to Grace Bigelow giving condolences on account of her father's passing. At 8:00 in the morning on December 19, 1911, John Bigelow passed away at the age of 94.

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December 18, 1908- A letter from Samuel Hart to John Bigelow.

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December 17, 1910- A letter from Lucie Bigelow Dodge Rosen to her grandfather John Bigelow. By 1930 Lucie was part of a ten-person theremin ensemble rehearsing for their debut at the Carnegie Hall with Leon Theremin. (1/2)

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December 17, 1910- A letter from Lucie Bigelow Dodge Rosen to her grandfather John Bigelow. By 1930 Lucie was part of a ten-person theremin ensemble rehearsing for their debut at the Carnegie Hall with Leon Theremin. (1/2)

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December 16, 1860- A letter from James Henry Van Alen to John Bigelow.

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December 15, 1899- A letter to John Bigelow from Marquis San Carlos de Pedroso, one-time special equerry to King Alfonso XIII of Spain. In 1928, Pedroso manufactured a small, four-cylinder sports car called the Soriano Pedroso.

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December 14, 1904- A letter from J.P. Morgan to John Bigelow.

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December 13, 1881- A letter from American philosopher and historian John Fiske to John Bigelow.