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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC04869 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1789 |
Title | Alexander Hamilton to Pierre Van Cortlandt |
Date | 16 February 1789 |
Author | Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
Recipient | Van Cortlandt, Pierre |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Refers to an enclosed letter (not present). Asks New York Lieutenant Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt to support the Federalist strategy to defeat New York Governor George Clinton by withdrawing from gubernatorial race. ". . . withdraw from a competition in which your friends can promise themselves no advantage to you and perceive much disadvantage to the cause they have so earnestly at heart-the removal of the present governor." |
Subjects | American Statesmen Government and Civics Politics Election Federalists |
People | Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) Van Cortlandt, Pierre (1721-1814) |
Place written | New York, New York |
Theme | Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Van Cortlandt was lieutenant governor 1778-1795. The enclosed letter referred to was the report of a meeting of New York Federalists who had chosen Van Cortlandt to be the running-mate of gubernatorial candidate Robert Yates. Cortlandt did run with Yates but Clinton still defeated the Federalists. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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