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Martin Van Buren departs on his tour of the south.
Niven, John. Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics (1983), 491. -
Martin Van Buren arrived in Charleston, South Carolina from Baltimore, Maryland.
Cole, Donald B. Martin Van Buren and the American Political System (1984), 384. -
Martin Van Buren leaves Joel Roberts Poinsetts plantation after spending a week there.
Niven, John. Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics (1983), 492. -
Henry Clay invites Martin Van Buren to visit him in Lexington, Kentucky. Van Buren travels to Ashland from the Hermitage in mid May.
Lynch, Dennis T. An Epoch and a Man: Martin Van Buren and His Times, 2 vols. (1929), 478. -
Martin Van Buren leaves the Hermitage.
Van Buren, Martin. Papers. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. -
"Henry Clay resigned from senate to devote himself to building up the Whig Party and to secure its nomination in 1844."
Sloan, Irving. Martin Van Buren: 1782-1862 (1969), 19. -
Martin Van Buren's steamboat arrived in Nashville.
Sellers, Charles. James K. Polk: Jacksonian (1957), 466. -
Martin Van Buren visits the Hermitage accompanied by James K. Polk.
Sellers, Charles. James K. Polk: Jacksonian (1957), 466. -
James L. Polk departs the Hermitage without having broached the subject of the Vice Presidency with Martin Van Buren.
Sellers, Charles. James K. Polk: Jacksonian (1957), 466. -
Martin Van Buren arrived in Columbia and stayed with James K. Polk through the evening.
Sellers, Charles. James K. Polk: Jacksonian (1957), 466. -
Martin Van Buren departs from Columbia and heads back to Nashville. He and Polk did not discuss the Vice Presidency.
Sellers, Charles. James K. Polk: Jacksonian (1957) 466-467. -
Martin Van Buren returns home to New York after his long tour of the south.
Widmer, Ted. Martin Van Buren (2005), 147. -
"Webster-Ashburton Treay signed, denounced by Andrew Jackson, but typically with little opposition from Van Buren."
Sloan, Irving. Martin Van Buren: 1782-1862 (1969), 19. -
"Democrats met in caucus to determine the party line on the tariff bill after Tylers veto."
Niven, John. Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics (1983), 503. -
"The final version of the tariff came up for a vote in the senate." New York senator, Silas Wright, voted for it.
Niven, John. Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics (1983), 503.