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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05258.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1820 |
| Title | James Fenimore Cooper to Peter Gansevoort regarding New York state politics |
| Date | 19 April 1820 |
| Author | Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851) |
| Recipient | Gansevoort, Peter |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses New York state politics, specifically Westchester County. States that the majority of the Federalists will vote for De Witt Clinton, the New York state Governor, who ran for President in 1820 but was defeated by James Monroe. Mentions Daniel C. Tomkins, who ran on the Republican ticket in the 1820 election with Monroe. Signed James Cooper. He did not have his name legally changed to James Fenimore Cooper until 1826. |
| Subjects | Literature and Language Arts Politics Government and Civics Federalists President Election Republican Party |
| People | Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851) Gansevoort, Peter (1789-1876) Clinton, DeWitt (1769-1828) Tomkins, Daniel C. (fl. 1820) |
| Place written | Scarsdale, New York |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Gansevoort was an assemblyman from Albany, New York. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | James Fenimore Cooper: A Letter Explaining Why He Petitioned to Have His Name Changed. |