John Marshall, Richmond, Virginia, to James Iredell, Edenton, North Carolina, 1796 December 15
Scope and Contents
Discusses Mr. John Eyre and James Nimmo, two of Virginia's electors in the presidential election of 1796; comments upon the distribution of Virginia's electoral votes between Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Clinton, Aaron Burr, General George Washington, Pinckney, and John Adams; the Virginia Assembly displays its former hostility to Federalism; hopes North Carolina will not "tread the crooked path of Virginia"; will furnish Alexander James Dallas with John Marshall's argument in the British debts case. Original is located in the Iredell Manuscripts, Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina.
Dates
- Creation: 1796 December 15
Creator
- From the Collection: Marshall, John, 1755-1835 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 434.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository