Gouverneur Kemble letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1844 Mar 6

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Gouverneur Kemble letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1844 Mar 6

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Kemble tells his correspondent that he had "purposed as soon as the river was open to proceed to Buffalo," and that he plans to still do so unless he learns that the boat will not be there. On verso another hands notes that Kemble wished to make a trial of the "Alert."

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Kemble, Gouverneur, 1786-1875

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Politician and businessman Gouverneur Kemble was born in New York City and educated at Columbia. He became a businessman, founding America's first quality cannon factory, and was appointed consul of Cadiz by President Monroe, spending much time in the Mediterranean. He served two terms in Congress as a Democrat, declining the nomination for a third term. He remained active in national party politics, and continued to have interest in businesses, including railroads. He was a friend of Washington...

Alert (Steamboat?)

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