I am contemplating beginning a research project on Joel T. Headley
(1813-1897).  Headley was a prolific author and served briefly as New York
Secretary of State (1855).  I have two questions: first, does anyone on
this list know of archives containing personal papers?  Second, is someone
else already hard at work on Headley and about to produce the definitive
study (in which case, I'll think of something else to work on!)?

phil

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