DeWitt Clinton letter to General Theodorus Bailey [manuscript] 1806 March 3.

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DeWitt Clinton letter to General Theodorus Bailey [manuscript] 1806 March 3.

Clinton writes regarding a possible reception of the Burrite faction by the Clintonian faction of the Republican Party in New York; Aaron Burr; Oliver Phelps.

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Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828

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