Martin Van Buren letters and documents

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{"value"=>"1814-1858", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1814/1858"}

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1814

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1858

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1814

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{"value"=>"Martin Van Buren letters and documents"}

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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. <span class=\"subarea\">Manuscripts and Archives Division</span></span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Martin Van Buren letters and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862", "type"=>"persname"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection of letters and documents belonging to 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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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{"value"=>"<p>Unknown.</p>"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Microfilm available; New York Public Library, *ZL-428</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Kit Messick.</p>"}

abstract

{"value"=>" Collection of letters and documents belonging to 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.", "generated"=>true}

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.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1814

date_end

1858

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