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Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 to Judge Aaron Van Der Poel re: New York politics and matrimony

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02793.022 Author/Creator: Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1838/03/26 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Written as President. Van Buren says he is lonely and worried about being exposed "to that greatest of dangers matrimony."

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