Letter, 1844 August 16.

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Letter, 1844 August 16.

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A letter to Calvin Townsend, a Whig Party leader in the state of Michigan. Fillmore declines an invitation to participate in a mass rally in Michigan but urges the Michigan Whigs to support Henry Clay, as the New York Whigs have done. Fillmore states, "Why should we not succeed? State after state is rallying around the Whig standard. Let those victories cheer you on in the good work, and I trust that in November the Whig banner will float triumphantly over the peninsular state."

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American Periodical Series I

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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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