Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) to unidentified General [possibly Lewis Cass]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09110 Author/Creator: Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1850 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy
"We have been actively opposed to each other in the last political contest and ... will probably be so for the rest of our lives. I want you once for all to understand that differences of that character between men whom I otherwise respect does not produce the slightest diminution in my esteem for them."
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