to George W. Featherstonhaugh
30 December 1824
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839
Asks about acquiring "a quantity of tares" and mentions that "poor [Henry] Clay is quite low-spirited." Van Rensselaer cast the deciding ballot for John Quincy Adams in the 1825 House vote for President (1824 election) held shortly after this letter...
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