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Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) to Judge Aaron Van Der Poel re: New York politics and matrimony

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02793.022 Author/Creator: Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) Place Written: Washington Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 March 1838 Pagination: 2 p. 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Written as President. Van Buren says he is lonely and worried about being exposed "to that greatest of dangers matrimony."

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