Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 to John Langdon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05899.02 Author/Creator: Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1812 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Urges Langdon to accept the nomination for vice president, claiming that "Your not declining the nomination to the vice presidency is, in my opinion, essential to Union, Republicanism and the public welfare." Heaps praise on Langdon. Earnestly exhorts him to take the nomination for the public good and to avert the creation of factions in the party, "which will lead to toryism and perhaps worse consequences." Langdon declined the nomination.
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