Letter, April 10, 1836.

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Letter, April 10, 1836.

Author and Washington correspondent for the New York Courier and Enquirer. Letter to William King, Bath, Maine, concerning King's personal affairs in Washington, Henry Clay's land bill, the forthcoming presidential election, and his displeasure with the admission of Michigan to the Union.

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