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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 to Robert Todd Lytle, Henry Hubbard, Ratliff Boon, and Henry A. P. Muhlenberg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02448.01 Author/Creator: Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 January 1835 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Benton, a United States Senator from Missouri, writes to Congressmen Lytle, Hubbard, Boon, and Muhlenberg. Transmits a letter declining the nomination of the Mississippi State Convention for Vice Presidency of the United States. Remarks that the copy is for newspaper publication. Date is obscured by text loss, and is estimated based on content.

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858
Lytle, Robert Todd, 1804-1839
Hubbard, Henry, 1784-1857
Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus Philip, 1782-1844

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