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Martin Van Buren letters and documents

Title: Martin Van Buren letters and documents, 1814-1858.
Author: Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Van Buren, Martin	Mixed material	Request in advance	MssCol 17908 Van Buren, Martin	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Description

.1 linear foot (1 folder)

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Access (note)

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Additional Formats (note)

Available on microfilm;

Call Number

MssCol 17908

OCLC

812925285

Author

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862.

Title

Martin Van Buren letters and documents, 1814-1858.

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Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Summary

Collection of letters and documents of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States. Includes 19 letters (1815-1858) from Martin Van Buren to various friends, political associates, and colleagues, including Benjamin Franklin Butler, William C. Hoopham, Thomas J. Leslie, and Gouverneur Kemble; an 1816 letter to Van Buren from Micah Sterling; an 1827 letter to Van Buren from Samuel Southard; a draft (1840) of a letter or speech wherein Van Buren gives his opinion on the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, the creation of protective tariffs, the organization of militia, the appropriations by congress for "internal improvements," and other matters of state; 10 signed documents, including the 1840 pardon granted to Joseph Allen and certificates of register of the United States Land Office for purchase of public lands; and miscellaneous notes, autographs, and clippings.

Additional Formats

Available on microfilm; New York Public Library, *ZL-428

Occupation

Presidents.

Added Author

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1795-1858. Addressee

Kemble, Gouverneur, 1786-1875. Addressee

Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842.

Sterling, Micah, 1784-1844.

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