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Charles Carroll to James McHenry discussing the 1796 presidential election as well as current relations with France, 5 December 1796
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Charles Carroll to James McHenry discussing the 1796 presidential election as well as current relations with France, 5 December 1796.
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
The 1796 two-party Presidential election was the first of its kind in the United States.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Senator Carroll informs McHenry, Secretary of War, that Senator Rufus King intends to move resolutions in Congress related to the 1796 United States Presidential election. Reports in detail the number of votes currently held by each Presidential candidate, expressing favor for John Adams and disapproval of Thomas Jefferson. Mentions communications between Secretary of State Timothy Pickering and Charles Pinckney, the Ambassador to France, regarding the strained relationship between the United States and France. Referring to the election and foreign relations, states there are no doubt many in all the States wishing for a revolution of war, but I am confident that the great body of the people are attached to the govern't, approve its measures, & wish to be remain at peace with all nations.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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