Jonathan Dayton correspondence, 1808.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Jonathan Dayton correspondence, 1808.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70983923

ALS (1808 October 17; Pittsburgh, Penn.) to Dayton from James Ross relating to the future of the Federalists (Federal Party). Includes typewritten transcript of the letter.

2 items.

Library of Congress

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8069433

Library of Congress

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Dayton, Jonathan, 1760-1824

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pp9xst (person)

Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving as its third Speaker, and later in the U.S. Senate. Dayton was arrested in 1807 for treason in connection with Aaron Burr's conspiracy. He was never tried, but his national political career never recovered. Dayton was born in Elizabethtown (now known as Eli...

Ross, James, 1762-1847

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6988bqz (person)

Attorney for George Washington's estates in western Pennsylvania, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania. As one of the federal commissioners appointed to negotiate a settlement to the Whiskey Rebellion he was largely responsible for its peaceful conclusion. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Thomas Hamilton, Greensburg, Pa., 1795 Jan. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122580981 James Ross was a lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served a...

Federal Party (U.S.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h16z2k (corporateBody)