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Goorich, Elizur, fl. 1799-1809 to Stephen Twining re: dismissal of Secretary of State

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05754.03 Author/Creator: Goorich, Elizur, fl. 1799-1809 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1800/04 Pagination: 1 p. + docket. 24.4 x 20.7 cm Order a Copy

Dated Tuesday morning. Date inferred from recipient's docket. "We were yesterday morning astonished by the dismissal of the Secretary of State. It has been long known that there was not union in the Cabinet."

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