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Start Over Repository Rare Book & Manuscript Library Creator Flagg, Azariah C. (Azariah Cutting), 1790-1873 Places New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- To 1898
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Azariah C. Flagg papers, 1824-1866

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Letters to Flagg from political figures of the Jackson-Van Buren era. The correspondence is particularly useful in shedding light on the conduct of the national campaign of 1848, when Van Buren ran as an independent candidate for the presidency. There are 90 letters written to Flagg, among which are 41 from Martin Van Buren, 34 from Preston King, and nine from John A. Dix.

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