Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 to Peter Gansevoort
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05258.01 Author/Creator: Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 Place Written: Scarsdale, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 April 1820 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 25.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses New York state politics, specifically Westchester County. States that the majority of the Federalists will vote for De Witt Clinton, the New York state Governor, who ran for President in 1820 but was defeated by James Monroe. Mentions Daniel C. Tomkins, who ran on the Republican ticket in the 1820 election with Monroe. Signed James Cooper. He did not have his name legally changed to James Fenimore Cooper until 1826.
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