[Letters], 1819-1923 / M. v. Buren.

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[Letters], 1819-1923 / M. v. Buren.

[Letter] 1819 Sep. 25 [to] Ogden Edwards. Van Buren assures Edwards that the suggestion in his last letter will be attended to. -- [Letter] 1823 May 25, New York [to] Smith Thompson. Van Buren discusses various current political matters and notes his regard for Thompson's opinions and advice.

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843

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Smith Thompson (1768-1843) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and United States Secretary of the Navy. From the guide to the Smith Thompson Letter, ., 1822, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Smith Thompson (1768-1843), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and United States Secretary of the Navy. From the description of Smith Thompson letter, 1822 [manuscript]. WorldCat ...

Edwards, Ogden, 1781-1862

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Ogden Edwards (1781-1862), jurist and legislator, son of Pierpont Edwards (1750-1826)and Frances Ogden. A native of Connecticut, he moved to New York in the early 1800s. Edwards served as surrogate of the County of New York (1807), member of the New York Assembly (1814 and 1817), counsel for the Corporation of New York (1816-1822), member of the N.Y. State constitutional convention (1821), and judge of the 1st Circuit in the State of New York, 1822-1841. In 1846, he unsuccessfully r...

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....