Manuscripts

Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook, New York, letter to William P. Van Ness, New York, New York :

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Description: Van Buren writes primarily about the fallout over the presidential election of 1800, which elected Thomas Jefferson president and Aaron Burr vice president. He discusses Aaron Burr and newspaper editor James Cheetham, who had publicized claims that Burr had conspired to win the presidency. Also mentions the current fever epidemic in New York, presumably yellow fever.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1803 August 23.
Call number: mssHM 22944
Creator: Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries 2412/1490, 1920.
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Associated people: Van Ness, William Peter, (1778-1826,)
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