ALS and enclosure : Hallowell, Me., to James Monroe, 1825 Nov. 19.

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ALS and enclosure : Hallowell, Me., to James Monroe, 1825 Nov. 19.

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In answer to one of several questions from Monroe, Vaughan sends a statement about Thomas Paine's published attack on George Washington in 1796. He is apparently trying to reassure Monroe that Washington did not believe that Monroe, although a friend of Paine's, had anything to do with it.

2 items (4 p.) ; 26 cm.

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