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Eaton, William, 1764-1811 to Dwight Foster

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08103 Author/Creator: Eaton, William, 1764-1811 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 August 1806 Pagination: Order a Copy

Re: Burr's western conspiracy. Eaton had told Jefferson, who answered, "'There is too much knowledge an integrity among the people to give room to any apprehension of the kind.'"

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