William W. Burroughs Letters to Jonathan Williams regarding the election of 1800 [manuscript] 1800 Dec. 8-14.

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William W. Burroughs Letters to Jonathan Williams regarding the election of 1800 [manuscript] 1800 Dec. 8-14.

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Burrows, Washington, D. C., writes about the election of Jefferson in the House, the appointment of James Wilkinson as general, the Federalist reaction to the Convention of 1800, the proposed monument to George Washington & the appointment of Jefferson's cabinet, and urges his friend to switch allegiance to the Democrat party. [In Benjamin Walter R. Papers, 1788-1848].

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