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Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) to Henry D. Gilpin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00655.05 Author/Creator: Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) Place Written: Kinderhook, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 November 1842 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses electoral politics. Written from his estate, Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York.

Gilpin was the United States Attorney General 1840-1841 during Van Buren's presidency.

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Gilpin, Henry Dilworth, 1801-1860

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