Box 4

Scope and Contents Draft of letter from Diedrich Willers, Jr. to Col. D. S. Lamont, March 24, 1893. Addressee is a member of Cleveland's cabinet, Willers is asking that Samuel R. Wells be appointed to postmastership at Waterloo, N.Y. Several drafts of letters concerning this; one is a draft to Cleveland; all by Willers, Jr. See also a letter from Willers, Jr. to Lamont, August 14, 1894 and from Henry Stowell to Willers, Jr., December 7 and Dec. 15, 1894. These refer to the appointment of Stowell to be...

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Many letters in the collection are devoted to local history and to genealogy; Diedrich Willers, Jr. was interested in both subjects.

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Daniel S. Lamont to Diedrich Willers, Jr.. September 7, 1890, mentions Cleveland, "who always counted you as one of his friends…" Cleveland doesn't want Democratic nomination, but probably will be nominated. The Democrats ought to carry the N.Y.S. Assembly, but their organization is so poor that they will very likely loose it.

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Phrenological report of Diedrich Willers, Jr. April 4, 1891, by Fowler and Wells contains a typewritten description of Willers, Jr.'s phrenological characteristics and an analysis of their meanings. Cross reference: Fowler and Wells

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Draft of letter from Diedrich Willers, Jr. to Val Fleckenstein, May 22, 1893, concerns appointment of postmaster at Fayette. In small towns post offices are located in stores; there is rivalry between storekeepers for the privilege of having post offices; one Edmund C. Rowe of Rochester is to open a store at Fayette; what are his political views? is he a good Cleveland Democrat???

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Draft of letter of Diedrich Willers, Jr. to unknown, September 4, 1893.

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Long Draft by Diedrich Willers, Jr., January 17, 1894, justifying Henry Stowell as candidate for Seneca Falls postmastership.