Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Ellery was elected to Continental Congress, 1776-1785, and signed the Declaration of Independence. Stedman was his son-in-law and a congressman from Massachusetts. The Conway Cabal was a conspiracy to ruin the reputation of George Washington, and to make General Horatio Gates the commander-in-chief of the armies. It was rumored that Brigadier-General Conway was to be appointed a major-general in the Continental Army, which Washington opposed. Conway was instrumental in spreading the conspiracy. In 1805, Burr had begun to plan a rebellion against the United States. He hoped to break away the western territories from the Union and form a new country with him as the leader.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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