Letters, August 1898

This collection documents the life and work of George W. Aldridge (II), mayor of Rochester from 1894 to 1895, Superintendent of Public Works for New York State from 1895 to 1899, and collector of the Port of New York from 1921 until his death in 1922. He was also known fro carrying on his father's business as a building contractor. The majority of the material comes from the years when Aldridge was publicly involved in local and state politics, and includes letters, telegrams, legal and business papers. Other materials relate to Aldridge's business and political dealings both before and after his public positions of the mid to late 1890s, the affairs of his household, and his relationship with his son.