Moses Dawson Correspondence
 

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Creator

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

Recipient

Dawson, Moses, 1768-1844

Creation Date

1-9-1840

Language

English

Keywords

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858; Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862; Presidents; Elections; Political campaigns

Description

Letter from Benton (Washington) to Dawson (Cincinnati, Ohio) regarding Dawson's paper taking the lead in bringing forward Martin Van Buren for president in 1844, Benton also early in this move. Benton mentions that he was first public man not originally for Jackson to come out for him in the winter of 1824-1825.

Spatial Coverage

United States; Cincinnati (Ohio)

Document Type

Text

Genre

Correspondence

Extent

1 page

File Format

application/.pdf

Item Identifier

ms001_benton_18400109

Collection

MS-001 Moses Dawson Correspondence

Repository

University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio

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This item is in the public domain.

Thomas Hart Benton letter to Moses Dawson

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