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Report on the information found in the Papers of Martin Van 3uren, collected at the Cgontz, Campus of the Pennsylvania State University, regarding Lindenwald, through the years 1839 to 1864

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0 , 9 7 7 * * ; ; ^ By Lorraine M. Poll

S, INTRODUCTION

This report summarizes all the information on the Lindenwald estate, in Kinderhook, New York, which is to be found in the papers of Martin Van Buren, as collected at the Pennsylvania State University

Ogontz campus. Unfortunately, there was little in this artificial

collection (gathered together from over ^60 repositories) in the way of specific details of Lindenwald, its furnishings, its outbuildings, and its grounds. The collected correspondence is, however, very

revealing as to Martin Van Buren's positive feelings for his country I estate. Repeatedly, his letters speak in praise of his renovated house and boast of his success in farming. Taken together, they

give positive proof of the importance of Lindenwald to Martin Van

Buren (hereafter referred to as MVB).

Therefore, I have appended to this report, copies of portions

of letters containing descriptions of, and comments on, Lindenwald

by MVB, his family and his friends. Also appended ( but not in­

cluded in this report because of my time limit) are financial ac­

counts for various years after 1841 and the 1 April 1839 deed for

Lindenwald from the Pauldings to MVB. Not part of this report nor its appendices, are those letters already in possession of the National Park Service ( including the Upjohn Correspondence which is the best source there is for specific references to the improve“ ments undertaken by Smith Thompson Van Buren, beginning in 1849). The fact that I found ver y little specific information about

Lindenwald in my search through the Van Buren papers collected at Penn State (Ogontz), does not necessarily mean that this is the end

of the trail. The Ogontz Collection - and the ultimate microfilm publication of the Papers of Martin Van Buren - concentrates on letters to and from MVB, and it contains very few third party letters.

Family, friends, and political associates continually lived with and visited MVB &t Lindenwald after his retirement. Women visitors in particular- friends such as Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Gilpin and Mrs. Blair, and relatives such as Angelica Van Buren and Chris­ tina, Cantine - were articulate individuals whose exchanges with MVB, etc., exhibit a remarkable warmth and ability to observe their sur­ roundings. It is certainly possible that somewhere there exist third party letters which mention details about Lindenwald not found in the materials collected at Ogontz. The odds are not high, given the sparsity of concrete information in the Ogontz Collection but the following collections might be searchf^'to advantage for third party letters: Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania j ChrisSdma M. Cantine Papers - Cornell University

Throop-Martin Papers - Princeton University

: Butler Family Papers - Princeton University f | Blair - Lee Papers - Princeton University

j Benjamin Franklin Butler Papers - New York State Library

! Francis P. B&air Papers - Library of Congress

| Levi Woodbury Papers - Library of Congress I

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Upon the purehase of the Old Van Ness property in 1839,

MVB entered into a succession of improvements to transform Linden- wald into a beautiful estate. The first alterations between 1839 and 1841, were apparently extensive. AS MVB wrote,"... nothing but the House and the trees are where they were, and having a most substantial foundation to go upon, I have found the work of improve­ ment easy."l Living with improvements in progress, however, did not seem to be as "easy". By December 1841, MVB wrote, "My improve­ ments, as I believe is always the case have constantly grown on my hands, and it was not until this very morning that the carpenters took their leave of me." Overall, MVB was very proud of Lindenwald and of the improvements he had made. As he wrote to Levi Woodbury

in July 1841, "...I am happy to be able to inform you that my suc­ cess in improving my place has far exceeded my most sanguine anti- 3 cipations." "I can freely say," wrote MVB, "that I have spent my time more agreeable since I have been at Lindenwald, than ever

before, and I am happy to add that my place is improving hand over 4 hand." Elizabeth Vanderpoel reported to MVB that, according to

John Van Buren, "...nothing short of utter ruin to this republic could rjiust now wean you from your cabbages, chairs, and kettles. "The President," noted Gideon Welles in his journal, "showed us / with much interest the whole ground, priding himself not only in the/ improvements he has himself made, but in what has been done by his I predecessors." 6 |f The grounds were described in an article in the 19 November |y 1841, Washington Globe as follows:

II A large garden has been laid out, with a greenhou

1 and a long wall for espahers and for the pro- tections of fruit trees, a copious spring has f f been made to supply a succession of fish ponds P " - ~ : [from which MVB caught his fish for breakfast7]

and the process of making into good meadow the moist lands covered with useless buJfes is going

on with great activity. „8

The lawn was spacious and beautiful, "crowded with trees, mostly

locusts, but also many evergreens and others. „9

As for outbuildings, there was a hothouse in addition to the fad ( ¡/\-e A‘ greenhouse mentioned earlier. 10 In 1844, MVB wrote to Joel R.

Poinsett that he had paid between two and three thousand dollars

for outbuildings.^^ He had a cottage built for his farmer "under the chestnut trees on the brow of the hill", and a large haybarn

¿ndhaypress erected in the meadows 12 He also expected to build a henhouse, hoping that would finish his improvements on the farm. 13 The [2 August 1862 - May 1863] Estate Record Book for the Estate of MVB identifies a few buildings on the grounds of Lindenwald such as

"the carriaae-house .an'^stables. greenhouse and Lodges and other 14 outbuildings.-1 It is my recollection that when I visited Linden­ wald, two carriage houses were mentioned. The Estate Record Book

implies there was only one. __

In 1846 and 1847, MVB again had carpenters, masons, "plummers", 15 etc., working at his estate. He wrote to Francis Preston Blair, " "If I have to tell you half the improvements I have made since you

were here and am still engaged upon it would make you stare. Paulding says I am stark mad and will soon be bankrupt."'*'^ Later MVB discussed the cost of "a series of improvements, indoors and

2 'out which have cost me between $1500 and 2,00"and with the good taste and convenience of which you and Mrs. Blair will I am sure be very strongly impressed. " 17 Doubtless, one of the conveniences was a bath which he had "had put up" and wbout which he wrote to Gorham A. Worth.

Then in 1849, MVB, who was not anxious to have his quiet and

comfortable establishment disrupted again, agreed to allow his son

Smith, "the heir apparent of Lindenwald", to make improvements on

the house to suit his needs. 19 Of this, MVB wrote to Blair, "I

was perfectly satisfied with things as they were and equally so

with what is proposed. The idea of seeing in life, the change

which my heir would be sure to make after I am gone amuses me'.'20 “ The alterations were to be significant. The Smith Thompson Van Buren/Upjohn correspondence and the Upjohn drawings, all in

the hands of the National Park Service, and the spectacle of Lin­

denwald as it is today, suffice to make this clear. But there is at least one detail regarding the renovations, found in the Ogontz Collection, which should be of particular interest. MVB, for

example, wrote Blair that "to accomplish the object [of renovation] satisfactorily gradual changes will become necessary - such as the

taking down the present stabLQ-JW.ings _and _erecting _ To&ar.s.. in their 21 places. " The implications in this sta. tement are that the stâîÿle wings were attached to the house. There is additional evidence that,

this was so. Gideon Welles noted in his journal, following his

October 1843 visit, that "There are two wings to the house placed

near the rear". 22 It seems to me that the answer to Bill Jackson's

query regarding the identity of the 2 [buildings] which appear at the left and the right of the main house in:--the [ca. 1847?] picture of Lindenwald found in Richardson's Messages of the President, can

be found in the above quotations. In April 1549, MV3 invited Worth to "...come up on Saturday next v and see the Old House before the work of destruction commences."23

MV3 had hired a house in the village to live in through the summer and fall while the improvements were in progress, but decided at the last minute to remain at Llndenwald.

3y December 1549, KV3 was hopeful as he wrote to Blair, that the work was nearly done, "V’e have nearly finished our improvements except painting and Mr. Upjohn has been immenently successful in his plan. The work has also been well done but the expenses enormous -

10,000 will hardly clean our skirts."25 But in April 1850, MV3,Jr. wrote to Blair, "Lindenwald is yet assaulted by masons and carpenters the latter of whom I've been during this mild winter endeavoring to drive to a finish, but they appear to have an unusually strong ten­ acity for these premises. "26 Finally, in December of 1850, MVB wrote to Mrs. Henry Gilpin that the end was in sight. "The men are ‘ tnis week putting the finishing touches to as beautiful a porch as

you ever laid your eyes upon and when that is done our work is com­

plete. " 27 Improvements on a house are never really complete. MVB re­ ported to Mrs. Henry Gilpin prior to an anticipated visit in 1358, that "we have had the old room papered and painted and made more charming on your account."28 Nonetheless, MVS's enthusiasm for

major Improvements seems to have waned in the late 1850's for he had already tried to discourage the Gilpin's from embarking upon such projects. "...I have seen too much- of the (vex)ations, delays and endless troubles, attending upon the alteration of old Houses, that I cannot withhold a groan"at“ least - hen I find those I like 29 embarking In such an enterprise." After spending so much time, energy and money getting Linden­ wald redy for its successor, MVB reported to Benjamin Franklin 4 5utlor that 3m'. th had decided that he could not afford to keep up tv/o homes ( one in Kew York and Lindenwald). 50 However, after MVS's death, John Van Suren decided that he and his daughter Anna would make Lindenwald their home.51 He soon found, that he had upon his hands "an establishment" beyond the strength of Anna and Himself to manage and so distant from his office as to cut him off from his profession. "I shall be obliged, therefore, to change my arrange­ ments."^^ This ’was probably the last real chance for Lindenwald to remain in the Van Suren Family.

The personal friends of MVS, seemed to agree with his choice of Lindenwald as a retirement estate and were ready both to give and to take advice. Joel R. Poinsett wrote MVS from "vvhite House,"

Pee Dee, S.C., "The cottage is so improved you would not recognize it either inside or outside. Ye took some hints from Lindenwald and have turned them to account."53 Henry Gilpin in 1343, advised

MVS, "I hope you don't intend to change your plan of keeping your farm principally in a meadow - the sweep of meadow down to the creek, bordered by the woods, and the hills beyond, is so beautiful that I would not, If I were you, put either fences or corn fields in the range. G11 pin la ter.-.sumftested.. ,tha_t_„MY3._bulId a _summer- house on the brow of the hill, overlooking the meadow, with a path­ way to it through the orchard.55 Francis P. Blair approved the anticipated 1349 changes ana felt they would make the "Castle of Lindenwald... worthy of the Romantic Legend'which has already made it the scene of preternatural power."56 Henry Gilpin still In

3 approval wrote the. t between MVP's "own notions of comforts and

conveniences and Upjohn'a ( ) and skill to execute them, I

daresay you have made a very complete work."37

An interesting description of MVS's attitude towards his

adventure in farming is given by his friend Gilpin in 1249* "I send you a pamphlet on 'farming' given me by the author for you - he is, like yourself, an amateur farmer who prides himself

upon having his farm in better order than his neighbors, notwith­ standing they are much older hands at the business."3S MV3 en­ joyed making his farm product and he constantly reported to his

friends how successful he was in this endeavor.39 He seems to a_ VC»'eiy of have grownAfruit and vegetables : cabbages, turnips, beans, and

peas,^® peppers,^ grapes,^ cherries,^3 apples and pears,^ Flowers included snapdragons, esnterbury bells, petunias, and pink and N, I yellow sweet peas.^ In June 1243, MV 3 wrote to (Francis Preston

Blair), "My farm contains only_225 acres and_I^h&ve.,_und.er- the

plough 82 acres viz 30 in Rye,-X-we-so'w^no' wheat here) 20 corn 29 cats

4 potato's'in fine clover for pasture and 8 5.,In fine timothy and ~~~ j7fT a few acres of clover for cutting." MVB had originally contracted with a I-Ir. Marquette to work the farm on shares, ^*7 but -by 1347 he w as personally directing the operations of the farm.^ By 1850, his produce included wheat, also a successful crop. ^9 Like all farmers, MV3 needed to fertilize his fields. Of special interest to him, therefore, was a new invention he had bought-the rights to which converted cornstalks into manure. 50 An I863 account of stock

6 on Lindenwald includes cows, yearlings, a steer, cattle, sheep, t pigs, shoats, fowls, turkeys, geese and ducks. MVB of course 52 also kept horses for riding.

S> According to the Estate Record Book, a Mr. Collins [the r r' farm manager?] was to make a personal inventory of the furnishings 53 C* at Lindenwald following MVB's death. I did not, however, find < A fc ^ any such inventory in the Ogontz Collection of MVB's papers.

Family and friends had done much of the purchasing of fur­ nishings for the house. In 1839, John Van Buren ordered from the Davenport Co., of Longport, Staffordshire, England, sixty-two pounds twelve shillings worth of glassware, most of which were

"Engraved 'Queens pattern'"(including wine and champagne glasses, goblets, etc.). 54 Again in 1841, John bought a china tea pot and three pairs of china bedroom candles, 55 and picture frames, 56 for his father. On 12 October 1841, MVB wrote to Andrew J. Donelson,

"My daughter [Angelica] is in N.Y. finishing my purchases.'*5 7 She was very helpful in getting Lindenwald ready for its occupants. In

November, 1840 she wrote to her mother, "I am busy making up the "58 house linen which I purchased in New York.

I found few miscellaneous items of MVB's mentioned throughout his correspondence: a favorite tea and breakfast set from France 59 60 which was broken m 1845, a bust of MVB by Mr. Powers, fishing rods, 61 a portrait of Mr. Clay, 62 a picture of Francis Preston

__ g - - Blair in the library under General Jackson and next to Clay, shaving soap from Henry D. Gilpin, 64 and three pieces of engraved plate from Benjamin Franklin Butler.

7 Van Buren's library was described by Gideon Welles in 1843 as "a large and very fine room very much filled with books which, without examining them I thought were chiefly law books and state «66 papers. A listing of some of the books in MVB1s law library was recently sent to Bill Jackson by the MVB project director.

Among the books given to, or bought by MVB, as mentioned in his papers are: 7 [unidentified novel] by Ingersoll 6 a set of Waverly NOvels 6 8 69 "Farmers Encyclopedia"

"Lives of the Governors" by John S. Jenkins^ 71 Vols 4,5, and 6 of Bancroft Vols 1 and 2 of Prescott's Phillip 2nd^ 73 a book on movement by Roth 74 a book on Rheumatism by Fuller "The American Remembrances"by Isaacs 75 [Kenisitherafy] of the treatment of diseases by movements b y A. [Georgis]'

[K_____pa thy] by Doherty ^ "The Prevention and Cure_gf many chronic diseases by Movement" by Mr. Roth7 A Discourse of [ ] in relation to Medicine" by C.O. Sonder79 "Washington in Domestic Life," 8 0

In addition, in the 1850's, MVB sought out a great many reference works, such as the Congressional GLobe, to aid him in writing his

Autobiography. Finally, MVB received a book from Mrs. E.=T-[hroop] — for which he thanked her and declared, "Between you and my-’niece-

8 [ChriBtina Cantine] my chances of becoming a good man are not as desparate as I feared they were. Every Evening, I find on retiring, "83 your Book opened for the next morning. Angelica mentioned a few articles of interest in her letters to her mother, Mrs. Richard Singleton. For instance, "A picture of

Lady Wellington, the Duke of Wellington's mother which hangs above our mantel" seemed to amuse young Singleton Van Buren. 84 she once wrote to her mother that the baby was learning to walk and that he

"sidles along the sofa". 8 5 When sick in bed, Angelica reported that

she was represented by Mary Mac "below stairs at the teaboard." 8 6

Among her prized possessions were a lock of Napoleans hair given her 87 S / ^ n - 88 by her husband and a pearl ring given her by General, Bertrand.

Everyday household concerns such as food, drink and fuel were

mentioned only a few times in the correspondence. Angelica wrote

in 1843 of two barrels of oysters in the shell, which she feared 8 a would spoil. John A. Dix wrote to MVB that the bread at Lmden- 90 wald was good, but he had a recipe that could improve it. Maderia wines were sent to MVB by Mr. March, 91 and MVB sent some [Cyress Wine] of his own to Mr. Hoes. 92 In 1852, MVB reported that "By changing our coal we have made our house as comfortable as we

could possibly desire it to be." 93 Though these things were of concern to MVB over a hundred years ago, we in this day and age also talk and write about them.

9 CONCLUSION

My search through the papers of KV3 at the Cgontz Campus of the Pennsylvania State University (not including these letters already in the hands of the National Park Service), produced few details on Lindenv:ald. My major finding involves the stable wings which appear to have been attached to the house. It is interesting that, in the early stages, before Smith Thompson Van Suren and

Richard Upjohn had worked out the renovation details, MV3 envisioned two towers rather than one. FOOTNOTES 1 24 July 1341 MVS to L[ev\J Voodbury, The Francis P. Hair Family Papers, DLC ^ 7 December 1841 HV3 to Joel R. Poinsett, Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section, PHi see also: 28 April 1841, MVS to ACndrewJ jCacksonJ Donelson, Papers of Andrew Jackson Donelson, DLC 13 June 1841, MVS to ACndrewJ Jtacksonj Donelson, Papers of Andrew Jackson Donelson, DLC 13 September 1341, MVP to Francis P[reston3 Blair, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC •^24 July 1841 MV3 to L^eviJ Voodbury.

^ 25 June 1343 MVP to Joel Efoberts} Poinsett, Joel R. Poinsett Papers, PHi see also: 5 January 1843, MVP to Andrew Jackson, ... MVP Papers, DLC 20 May 1351, MVP to PtenjamirQ FCranklin} Butler, Butler Family Papers, NjP 5^15 May 1341]} Elizabeth Vanderpoel to MVP, Alexander Duer Harvey Collection, PSt see also: £ca. 17 May 18493» MVP to GforhamO A. North, MVP Papers, DLC ° 19C0ctober 18433 Gideon 'belles, entries from private journal concerning MVP and Lindenwald, Papers of Gideon Velles, DLC

7 24 July 1341 MVP to Levi Voodbury Q c19 November 1341 "The Ex-Fresidents" nsp. article reprinted in the Vsshington Globe Q 19 tOctober 18433 Gideon Velles, private journal see also: 20 June 1843, Angelica CSingletonJ VCan3 PCurenD, to Mrs. Richard Singleton, Angelica Singleton Van Puren Papers, DLC

10 16 April 1343 MV3 to Jno. CJohn} M. Niles, John K. Niles Papers, CtHi ^ 27 December 1344 MVP to Joel R. Poinsett, Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett- Section, PHi 29 June 1344 MV3 to Joel R. Poinsett, Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section, PHi see also: 8 June 1344, MVP to James S. Vadswortn, Papers of the Nadsworth Family, DLC

29 June 1844, Ibid. 2 August 1362 - y 1863 Estate Record 1300k:, estate of MV3, MV3 Papers, DLC

15 2 November 1845 MV3 to G[orham} A. Vorth, MV3 Papers,DLC see also: 23 May 1847, MV3 to G[orham} A. Vorth, XV3 Papers, DLC ^ 18 November 1846 MV3 to Francis Pfreston} Blair, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC ^ 14 January 1347 MV3 to F[rancisJ ?[reston} Blair, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC see also: 3 June 1847, MV3 to G[orhsm} A. North, MV3 Papers, DLC.' 6 November 1346 MV3 to G[orham} A. "orth, KV3 Papers, DLC see also: 16 January 1355, MV3 to FCrancisJ P[rastonJ Blair, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC 5 March 1849 MV3 to Francis ?[reston} Blair, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC 2® 9 April 1849 MV3 to Ftrancls} PCrestonJ Blair, The'-' Francis ?. Blair Family Papers, DLC 2^ 5 March 1849 MV3 to Francis PCrestonJ Blair see also: 1 July 1842, Angelica CSingleton Van Buren} to [Mrs. Richard Singleton"}, Angelica Singleton Van Buren Papers, DLC 21 July 1843, .Angelica CSingletonJ V[an} pCuren} to Mrs. Richard Singleton, Angelica Singleton Van Buren Papers, DLC

22 19 (October 1843) Gideon '-'elles, private Journal 2-5 15 April 1849 MV3 to G[orham} A.. North, MV3 Papers, DLC

2^ 16 June 1849 MV3 to Francis P[reston} 31air, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC see also: 1 June 1349, MV3 to Gov. [Enos Thompson} Throop, Benjamin Franklin Butler Papers, N

25 12 December 1849 MV3 to F[rancis} PCrestonJ Blair, The Francis ?. Blair Family Papers, DLC 2^ 14 .April 1850 .MV3, Jr. to [Francis Pres'ton}-31air, Blair-Lee Faper3 , NJP 2? 2 December 1850 MV3 to"Mrs."CHenry Diluorth} Gilpin, Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section, PHi — 2^ 3 May 1858 MV3 to Mrs. [Henry Dilworth} Gilpin, Henry D. Gilpin Papers.- Poinsett Section, FHi ^9 26 November 1357 MVB to Mrs. C-Henry Dll'-'orth) Gilpin, Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section, PHI

30 27 July 1357 MVB to BCenJamirQ ?Crsr.klin} Sutler, Benjamin Franklin Butler Papers, N ^ 10 January 1363 John Van Buren to T. Throop Martin} Throop and Martin Family Papers, NJP

4 September 1563 John Van Buren to tSamuel J. Tilden} Samuel J. Til den ? a pars, NN -^9 25 March 1844 JCoel} R£obert9} Poinsett to MVB, MV3 Papers, DLC see also: 8 June 1343, JC^el} RCoberts} Poinsett to MVB, MVB Papers, GLC 9^ 21 April 1843 HCenry} DCilworth} Gilpin to MVB, MVB Papers, DLC

55 28 March 1849 HCenryJ DCilv.-orth} Gilpin to MVB, MVB Papers, DLC 98 30 March.. 1549 ?Crancis,} PCreston} Blair to 1073, MVB P apers, DLC 9^ 27 January 1350 HCenry} DCilworth} Gilpin to MVB, MVB Papers, DLC

38 28 March 1349 H[_enryJ DCilvorth} Gilpin to MVB, MV3 Papers, DLC see also: 1 October 1842, MVB to j(\oel3 R. Poinsett, Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section PHi

8 September 1843, MVB to Andrew} Jackson KV3 Papers, DLC 10 September 1843, MVB to Mrs. CHenry Dilworth} Gilpin, Henry Clay Letters, XyU 99 16 August 1846 MVB to James S. Vadsworth, Papers of the Wadsworth Family, DLC see also: 13 April 1843 MV3 to Andrew Jackson, MVB Papers, DLC 1 June 1849, MVB to Gov. CLnos Thompson} Throop 16 June 1349, MVB to Francis P(restonl Blair

20 May 1851, MVB to Benjamin} FCranklin} — — Butler, Butler Family Papers, NJP

11 August I85O,'MV3 to Francis PCreston} Blair, The Francis F. Blair Family Papers, DLC 30 July 1342, IJV3 t o [An dre v8) Jacks on, MV3 Papers, DLC

40 24 July 1341 MVB to Levi Loodbury 41 16 December 1351, Smith Thompson Van Buren to Edward Butler, Allyn K. Ford Collection, MnKi

42 16 April 1843 KV:3 to[john M. Niles"), John K. Miles Papers, CtHi ^ 21 July l°4p Angelica [single tor.} V[an} sCuren}

^ 22 June 1343 MV3 to [Francis Preston!) Blair, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC

4 and (6 ) October 1843 Angelica [.Singleton! Vian’) Buren to Mrs. Richard Singleton, Angelica Singleton Van Buren Papers, DLC

^ 22 June 1848 MVB to CFrancis PrestonJ Blair see also: 13 March 1846, MV3 to Francis P[reston") Blair, the Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC 28 April 1853, FCrancis^ x'CrestorJ Blair to MVB, MVB Papers, DLC 15 November 1342, MVB to 3[enjamin} F(_rank- lirO Butler, Butler Family Papers, MjP 22 October 1846, MVB to GCo-rham A. HorthJ, MVB Papers, DLC ^ £3L841?J [MVB -- Contract with Mr. Marquette for working the [Lindenwald} farm on shares), MVB Papers,DLC 4^2 June 1347 MVB tc G[ouver.iieur) Kemble, MVB Papers, DLC

15 July 1851- MVB tb..Foraneis!} P[reston3 Blair, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC 50 19 October 1842 MVB to Andrew Jackson, MVB Papers, DLC see also: 1 October 1842, MVB to jC_oel!) R.'Poinsett, Henry D. Gilpin ? apers - Poinsett Section, PHi 27 December 1844, MVB to Joel R. Poinsett, Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section, PHi 13 May 1B63 "Account of Stock on Lindon Maid Kay 13th 1363" MVB Papers, DLC see also: 1 April 1864, "Account of Company Stock on Lindon Laid April 1st 1864 and Estimate Value by P. Collins, MVB Papers, DLC ‘ 12 September 1342 Abraham Van Buren to ^Francis Preston Blair MVB Papers, D-^c see also: 7 May 1349, KVB to John Van Buren

15 June 1856, MVB to [Francis Preston} Blair, The Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC SB v 2 August 1862 - May I863 "state Record Book, «.state of MVB 54 25 June 1339 John Van Bured - Invoice of glassware for the President's house ordered by John Van Buren from Davenports& Co. MVB P apers, DLC ^.consult document for specific purchases} / 55 26 July 1841 John Van Buren to MVB, Alexander Duer Harvey Collection, PSt 56 12 October 1841 John Van Buren to MVB, Alexander Duer Harvey Collection, PSt 57 12 October 1341 MV3 to A^ndrew} J^ackson} Donelson, The Papers of Andrew Jackson Donelson, DLC

55 1 1 November 18[_4Q} AChselica Singleton} V^ari} BCuren} to Mrs. Richard Singleton, Angelica Singleton Van Buren Papers, DLC

59 4 January 1345 MVB to Jtames} KCirke} Paulding, Reel ,f60 NjMHi ^ 4 December 1341 Henry Inman to MVB, MVB Papers, DLC see also: 4 Seotember 1363, John Van Buren to (Samuel J. Tilden}

6 1 29 March 1845 S{>muel} J. Tilden to Cm v b } , MVB Papers, DLC ^ 15 July 1348 MVB to Edward Anthony, Lee Kohns Memorial Collection, NN ^5 18 November 1846 MVB tc Francis Purest on} Blair, the Francis P. Blair Family Papers, DLC ^ 13 June 1349 Henry D(_ilvorth} Gilpin to MVB, MVB Papers, DLC ^5 pile: 23 February 1859 "Extract from the will of Benjamin} F(ranklin} Butler, Esq.", Henry D. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section, PHi 55 19 ^October 1343} Gideon Velles, private journal-

57 25 October. 1345 MVB to G(_orham} A. North, MV3 Papers, DLC 58 Ibid. 69 13 June 1349 H(_enry} Dtilworth"}'Gilpin" to MVB, MVB Papers, DLC ~ ‘ _ ~ - 7^ 17 September 1351 John S(_tilwell} Jenkins to MVB, MV3 Papers, DLC 71 10 May 1356 3(enJ amin} F(rankl in} .-sutler to MY3, K73 Den3, DLC 72 Ibid.

73 13 December 13 56 MVB to G. (s. Mood and Sons}, mu;scripts, PSC- Hi 74 Ibid.

75 Ibid. 7 6 Ibid.

77 Ibid.

78 Ibid. 79 Ibid. 80 9 April 1857 MVB to R(ichard} Rush, Letters to Richard Rush, NHi

^ 21 July 135? MV3 to (Benjamin Franklin} 3utler, Benjamin Franklin Butler Papers, N . see also: 29 June 13 53 MVB to (Samuel J. Tilden}, Samuel J. Tilden Papers, NI\T

21 July 1353 MV3 to (Benjamin Franklin} Butler, Benjamin Franklin Butler Papers, 17 82 (I858?} (MVB} to ([Samuel J. Tilaen?}, Samuel J. Tilden Papers, NN See a h 0: /S OdcoCr /s^i) fr,\J& /¿> VM Ti/atcn, -Somue./\T T ih ter, 33 26 February 1852 KV3 tc Mrs. E.T. (.'Throop} Martin, Throop and Martin Family Papers, NJ? ^ 21 July 1843 Angelica ([Singleton} V(an} BCuren} to Mrs. Richard Singleton, Angelica Singleton Van Buren Papers, DLG

20 September 1345 Angelica (Singleton} V(an} 3(uren} to Marion (Mrs. R.M.} DeVeaux, Angelica Singleton Van Buren Papers DLC Q C 24 August (1342} (.Angelica Singleton Van Buren} to Mrs. Richard Singleton, Angelica Singleton Van Buren Papers, DLC

6 and (7) December 1343 Angelica (Singleton Van'Buren}' to Mrs. Richard Singleton, DLC po ‘ J 12 November 1343 Angelica (.Singleton} Van Buren to Mrs. Richard Singleton, DLC 27 December 1343 Angelica (Singleton Van Buren} to Mrs. Richard Singleton

13 September 1345 John A. Dlx to MVB , MV3 Papers, DLC 31 Hay 1844 John Van Buren to MVB, Alexander Duer Harvey Collection, ?3t

1 November 1349 MVB to Mrs. 0 Hoes, MH

9:> 26 February 1352 MVB to Mrs. E. T. Throop List of documents appended (by repository and by collection) t

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The Francis P. Blair Family Papers 18 September 1841 MVB to Francis P[reston] Blair 24 July 1841 MVB to L[evil Woodbury ]3 March 1846 MVB to Francis P[reston] Blair 18 November 1846 MVB to Francis P [cestoni Blair 14 January 1847 MVB to F[rancis] P[reston] Blair 22 June 1848 MVB to [Francis Preston] Blair 5 March 1849 MVB to Francis P[reston] Blair 9 April 1849 MVB to F[rancis] P[reston] Blair 16 June 1849 MVB to Francis P[reston] Blair ]2 December 1849 MVB to F[rancis] P[reston] Blair 6 May 1850 MVB to Francis P[reston] Blair 11 August 1850 MVB to Francis P[reston] Blair 15 July 1851 MVB to F[rancis] P[reston] Blair 15 June 1856 MVB to F[rancis Preston] Blair

The Papers of Andrew Jackson Donelson 28 April 1841 MVBto A[ndrew] J[ackson] Donelson 13 June 1841 MVB to A[ndrew] Jfackson] Donelson 12 October 1841 MVB to A[ndrew] J[ackson] Donelson

The Papers of Martin Van Buren

25 June 1839 J3hn Van Buren - Invoice of glassware for the President's house ordered by John Van Buren from Davenports&Co. 4 December 1841 H[enry] Inman to MVB [1841?] [MVB [Contract ■ witlv Mr ?~Marquatte for working i the . [Lindenwald] farm on shares File: [1 January 1842] [MVB] - "Funds and disbursements for 1842" [ca. 1 May 1842] [MVB] "Probable expenses from 1 May 1842 to 1 January 1843 30 July 1842 MVB to [Andrew Jackson] 12 September 1842 Abraham Van Buren to [Francis Preston Blair] 19 October 1842 MVB to Andrew Jackson 8 September 1843 MVB to Afndrew] Jackson 5 January 1843 MVB to Andrew Jackson 8 June 1843 J[oel] R[oberts] Poinsett to MVB 13 April 1843 MVB to Andrew Jackson 2] April 1843 H[enry] D[ilworth] Gilpin to MVB 25 March 1844 J[oel] Rfoberts] Poinsett to MVB 10 June 1844 L.S. Rexford, receipted bill to MVB, for repairs 28 Dec. 1842 to 11 Mar. 1844 29 March 1845 S[amuel] J. Tilden to [MVB] [ca. 1 April 1845] [MVB] "Expenses and Disbursements from the 1st of April 44 till the 1st April 45" 13 September 1845 John A [dams] Dix to MVB 25 October 1845 MVB to G[orham] A. Worth 2 June 1847 MVB to (Gouverneur) Kemble 22 October 1846 MVB to G [orham] A. Wotth 2 November 184 6 MVB to G [orham] A. Worth 6 November 184 6 MVB to G [orham A. Worth 23 May 1847 MVB to G [orham] A. Worth 3 June 1847 MVB to G [orham A. Worth 22 April 1848 S.D. Bradford to MVB 28 March 1849 H[enry] D[ilworth] Gilpin to MVB 30 March 1849 F [rancis] P[reston] Blair to MVB 15 April 1849 MVB to G [orham] A. W[orth]. [Ca. 17 May 184 9] MVB to G [orham] A. Worth 13 June 1849 H[enry] D[ilworth] Gilpin to MVB 27 January 1850 H[enry] D[ilworth] Gilpin to MVB 17 September 18 51 John S[tilwell] Jenkins to [MVB] 28 April 1853 F[rancis] P [reston] Blair to MVB 1859 [MVBI -"Farm AccIoun]t for 1859" 2 August 1862 - May 1863 Estate Record Book, Estate of MVB 13 May 1863 "Account of Stock on Lindon Wald May 13th 1863" 1 April 1864 "Account of Company Stock on Lindon Wald April 1st 1864 and Estimate Value by P. Collins

Angelica Singleton Van Buren Papers

1 and 4 November [1840] A[ngelica Singleton] V[an] B[uren] to Mrs. Richard Singleton 11 November 1840 A[ngelica Singleton] V[an] B[uren] to Mrs. Richard Singleton] 5 January 1841 [Angelica Singleton Van Buren] to to [Mrs. Richard Singleton] 1 July 1842 Angelica [Singleton Van Buren] to to [Mrs. Richard Singleton] 24 August 1842 [Angelica Singleton Van Buren] to to Mrs. Richard Singleton 20 and [22] June 1843 Angelica [Singleton] V[an] B[uren] to Mrs. Richard Singleton 21 July 1843 Angelica [singleton] V[an] B[uren] to Mrs. Richard Singleton 12 November [18]43 Angelica [Singleton] Van Buren to Mrs. Richard- Singleton ~ ~ 6 and [7] December 1843 Angelica [SingletonVan Buren] to Mrs. Richard-Singleton— ___ 27 December 1843 Angelica [Singleton Van Buren]_ to to Mrs. Richard Singleton 20 September 1845 Angelica [Singleton] V[an] B[uren] to ~ to Marion(Mrs. R.M.) DeVeaux - - <-] onoLOcitbe-r /Ç<73 l'ico_£-5,n^ietcr>{] V£cif\]_B{oì~e?fj ~bc> pOrs. ryi&'fò Papers of the Wadsworth Family 8 June 1844 MVB to James S. Wadsworth 16 August 1846 MVB to James S. Wadsworth Papers of Gideon Welles

19 [Ocbober] [1843] Gideon Welles, entries from private journal concerning MVB and Lindenwald

CtHi/The Connecticut Historical Society

John M. Niles Papers 16 April 1843 MVB to Jno. M. Niles

KyU /The University of Kentucky Libraries

Henry Clay Letters 10 September 1843 MVB to Mrs. [Henry Dilworth] Gilpin

MH/ Harvard College Library, Boston, Massachusetts 1 November 1849 MVB to Mrs. [1.] Hoes MnHi/Minnesota Historical Society

Allyn K. Ford Collection 16 December 1851 S[mith] Tfhompson] Van Buren to E[dward] G. W. Butler I?mi/Morristown National Historic Park, Morristown, N.J. Reel # 6 0 21 July 1841 Smith Thompson Van Buren to William Marcy 4 January 1845 MVB to J. K. Paulding

NJF/ Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.

Blair-Lee Papers 14 April 1850 MVB, Jr. to [Francis Preston] Blair

Butler Family Papers 15 November 1842 MVB to B[enjamin] F[ranklin] Butler 20 May 1851 MVB to B[enjamin] F[ranklin] Butler

Throop and Martin Family Papers 26 February 1852 MVB to Mrs. E.T.[Throop] Martin 10 January 1863 John Van Buren to [E.T. Throop Martin]

N /New York State Library Benjamin Franklin Butler Papers 1 June 1849 MVB to Gov. [Enos Thompson] Throop 27 July 1857 MVB to B[enjamin] F[ranklin] Butler 21 July 1858 MVB to [Benjamin Franklin] Butler ìli?/ New York Public Library Lee Kohns Memorial Collection 15 July 1848 MVB to Edward Anthony

Samuel J. Tilden Papers 29 June 1858 MVB to [Samuel J. Tilden] 4 September 1863 John Van Buren to [Samuel J. Tilden] (1333?) (MV3) to (Samuel J. Tilden?) 18 October 1853 MVB to Samuel J. Tilden iINC/ The Columbia University Libraries, N.Y. , N.Y.

Flagg Papers 1 June 1843 MVB to [Azariah Cutting] Flagg

TiHCCO/ County Clerks Office, Columbia Col., N.Y.

1 April 1839 William Paulding and his wife Hanna (New York) to MVB, grantee^deed [to LIndenwald]

NHi/ New York Historical Society

Letters to Richard Rush 9 April [1857] MVB to R[ichard] Rush » i/ The .Historical'Society of Pennsylvania __ Henry E>. Gilpin Papers - Poinsett Section 1 October 1842 MVB to J[oel] R. Poinsett 29 June 1844 MVB to Joel R. Poinsett - — 27 December 1844 MVB to Joel R. Poinsett 13 June 1850 MVB to Mrs. [Henry Dilworth] Gilpin 2 December 1850 MVB to Mrs. [Henry Dilworth] Gilpin 21 May 1857 MVB to Mr s . [Henry] Dilworth Gilpin 26 November 1857 MVB to Mrs. [Henry Dilworth] Gilpin 24 April 1858 MVB to [Mrs. Henry Dilworth Gilpin] 3 May 1858 MVB /to Mrs. [Henry Dilworth] Gilpin 8 August 1858 MVB to Mrs. [Henry Dilworth] Gilpin File: 23 February 1859 "Extract from the will of Benj]amin] F[ranklin] Butler, esq." ______1 May 1859 MVB to [Mrs. Henry Dilworth] Gilpin

Joel R. Poinsett Papers - - - 25 June 1843 MVB to Joel R[oberts] Poinsett.

PSC-H^riends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.

Wood Manuscripts 18 December 1856 MVB to G. [S. Wood & Sons] Pennsylvania State University

Alexander Duer Harve„y Collection 23 April 1841 MVB, Jr. to MVB Saturday noon [15 ? May 1841] Elizabeth Vanderpoel to MVB 26 July 1841 John Van Buren to MVB 12 October 1841 John Van Buren to MVB 4 December 1841 John Van Buren to MVB 31 May 1844 John Van Buren to MVB 9 February 1846 John Van Buren to MVB

The Washington Globe 19 November 1841 "The Ex-Presidents" - nsp articlein The Washington Globe

PHazButler/ Lafayette Butler, Hazelton, Pa.

3 December 1841 MVB to Gecj^rge^ Newbold