Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839 to George W. Featherstonhaugh

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GLC02505.40-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
30 December 1824
Author/Creator
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839
Title
to George W. Featherstonhaugh
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Asks about acquiring "a quantity of tares" and mentions that "poor [Henry] Clay is quite low-spirited." Van Rensselaer cast the deciding ballot for John Quincy Adams in the 1825 House vote for President (1824 election) held shortly after this letter was written.

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