ALsS : to Alexander J. Dallas, 1800-1810.

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ALsS : to Alexander J. Dallas, 1800-1810.

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Twenty-nine ALsS to Dallas, the U.S. district attorney for eastern Pennsylvania, and one copy of a letter to Walter Franklin, the attorney general of Pennsylvania. Principal topics include federal and Pennsylvania politics; foreign relations; Aaron Burr's conspiracy; and naval affairs, especially the long-running dispute between Gideon Olmsted and the heirs of David Rittenhouse over a Revolutionary prize claim, and the related trial of Gen. Michael Bright.

30 items (70 p.) ; 34 cm. or smaller.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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