Letter : St. Petersburg, Russia, to William Cabell Rives, 1831 April 28.

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Letter : St. Petersburg, Russia, to William Cabell Rives, 1831 April 28.

Clay asks Rives to forward a packet to Secretary of State Martin Van Buren.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Martin Van Buren (b. Kinderhook, New York, December 5, 1782-d. July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York), studied law, was admitted to bar, New York, 1803; moved to Huson surrogate of Columbia Co.; member of State Senate, 1813-1820; attorney general of New York, 1815-1819; delegate to state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senate Democrat, March 4, 1821-1828; Governor of New York, 1828-1829; U.s. Secretary of State, March 12, 1829 - August 1, 1831; Vice President, 1832; President, 1836-1840....

Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868

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William Cabell Rives was the son of Robert and Margaret Jordan (Cabell) Rives. He was educated at Hampden-Sydney College and at the College of William and Mary where he graduated in 1809. He studied law and politics under Thomas Jefferson. Rives served in the War of 1812 and in the Virginia House of Delegates. After his marriage, he lived at "Castle Hill," Albemarle County, Va. Rives served in the U. S. House of Representatives, 1823-1829 and in the U. S. Senate. He also was minister to France a...

Clay, John Randolph, 1808-1885

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U.S. diplomat. From the description of Letter : St. Petersburg, Russia, to William Cabell Rives, 1831 April 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793188 Diplomat. From the description of John Randolph Clay papers, 1782-1837. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453522 ...