Retained letter book of the Firm of Dimock & Whitney, including personal correspondence of H.F. Dimock
295 pp (missing p. 75)
1870 · New York
by Whitney, William C.
New York: 17 Wall Street, 1870. 295 pp (missing p. 75). Boards detached, upper board missing, some staining to top edge, not generally affecting text. 295 pp (missing p. 75). William Collins Whitney (1841-1904) was U.S. secretary of the Navy (1885-89) who played a major role in the post-Civil War rebuilding of the navy
Dimock & Whitney was formed in 1865, as Whitney chose to enter the legal profession rather than follow his brother Henry into the steamship business. "Whitney was quick to learn the law becuase it interested him, not so much for itself, but for the doors it could open for him. He was an ambitious young man with a serious concern for politics" (Hoyt, The Whitneys, 1976). Henry Farnam Dimock had been Whitney's roomate at Yale
Whitney became active in local Democratic Party affairs. An opponent of Tammany Hall (the city Democratic organization), he joined Samuel J. Tilden in overthrowing the powerful but corrupt organization. (Inventory #: 216957)
Dimock & Whitney was formed in 1865, as Whitney chose to enter the legal profession rather than follow his brother Henry into the steamship business. "Whitney was quick to learn the law becuase it interested him, not so much for itself, but for the doors it could open for him. He was an ambitious young man with a serious concern for politics" (Hoyt, The Whitneys, 1976). Henry Farnam Dimock had been Whitney's roomate at Yale
Whitney became active in local Democratic Party affairs. An opponent of Tammany Hall (the city Democratic organization), he joined Samuel J. Tilden in overthrowing the powerful but corrupt organization. (Inventory #: 216957)