DeWitt Clinton, 1769-1828 letters and Speeches, 1786-1832.

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DeWitt Clinton, 1769-1828 letters and Speeches, 1786-1832.

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Bound volume of letters, invitations, and speeches, includes letters by Clinton concerning his legal career; official invitations to visit cities and villages of the West; an invitation to the launching of the steamboat DeWitt Clinton in Pittsburgh, 1825; and ms. speeches including one to his college society in 1789, one concerning agriculture to the Otsego Society, speeches to Masons, and replies to addresses during his tour of the west, 1825, when he began the Erie and Ohio Canal.

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Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828

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DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist who served as a United States Senator, Mayor of New York City and sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton was a major candidate for the American presidency in the election of 1812, challenging incumbent James Madison. A nephew of long-time New York Governor George Clinton, DeWitt Clinton served as his uncle's secreta...