Dickerson, Philemon, 1788-1862

Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters received by Charles Lanman from eight Senators and Congressmen from New Jersey (in one case from a secretary). The letters contain biographical details and were composed in response to a circular distributed by Lanman in the course of research for his, "Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States, during its first century..." (Washington, DC, 1876). The letters are accompanied by typed explanatory notes supplied by the dealer, Maury A....