Family papers, 1783-1856.

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Family papers, 1783-1856.

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Papers include petitions, proclamations, notices, and letters, 1826-1828, concerning public disturbances, reward claims, trials, and other matters relating to the abduction and murder of William Morgan who was alleged to have revealed the secrets of Masonry; Clinton's letters to his sons Charles A. Clinton and DeWitt Clinton, Jr., 1821-1827, concerning politics, election campaigns, the Erie Canal, and a canal in Savannah, Ga., Lafayette's visit to Albany, and other personal matters; letters of condolence on DeWitt Clinton's death, 1828; letter from Martin Van Buren offering Charles A. Clinton a post in Central America, 1831; and other miscellaneous letters, minutes, and military papers.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Sheriff of Daviess County, Missouri. From the guide to the William Morgan certificate, 1839, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

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