Discusses Presidential Election

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Discusses Presidential Election

Description

Discusses foreign affairs, electoral votes, and presidential election.

short description

Ltr, dis presidential electoral vote.

year created

1796

month created

12

day created

05

recipient

in microfilm

in image

note

Difficult to read

notable person/group

James McHenry
Charles Carroll
Col. Edwards
Thomas Jefferson
Pinkney
Aaron Burr
Jno. Henny
Deakins
Murdock
Lynn
Duvall
Archer
John Adams
Abot
Colonel Howard

notable location

United States
South Carolina

notable item/thing

nomination
great anxiety prevails generally within the future president
friends of the government dread the election of Jefferson
fear he will pursue a very different line of conduct from the present president
Secretary of State's communications
real friends of the country are the strongest party in congress
great body of the people attached to the government approve its measures
reelected
Senate of the US
elected by the present house of representatives
accused of breaking in upon the boundary and province of an other legislature
management of our external relations
electors
known to foreign powers
individual states
approve the determination of the executive not to deign to answer Adet's last note
have not heard myself a single person speak of it without expressing a great disapprobation
said nothing but the truth
means to move some resolutions respecting the President's address expressive of the same sentiments with those in our answer to the governor's address

document number

1796120540001

page start

1

number of pages

13

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (18 pages) AIE04 (18 pages) Collection: Gilder Lehrman Collection. GLC00374
[view document] (0 pages) KFA10 (0 pages) Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Microfilm: James McHenry Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Charles Carroll [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]