Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) to Nicholas Biddle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04619.01 Author/Creator: Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Letter signed Date: 7 January 1830 Pagination: 1 p. ; 35.3 x 28 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to Nicholas Biddle, the President of the Bank of the United States, and encloses President Andrew Jackson's commissions of four directors of the Bank. The new directors include George M. Dallas, Benjamin W. Richards, Benjamin Bailey, and John S. Donnell. Attached to a backing page that looks as if it was removed from a bound book of some sort. Verso of backer page is printed with "William Henry Harrison, 1841." Dimensions of actual letter are 25 x 20.5 cm.
Van Buren was appointed Secretary of State when Andrew Jackson took office.
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