Thomas McKean letter to Thomas Jefferson, December 15, 1800
Thomas McKean letter to Thomas Jefferson, December 15, 1800
Thomas McKean letter to Thomas Jefferson, December 15, 1800

Thomas McKean letter to Thomas Jefferson, December 15, 1800


Permanent ID:
12095
Date:
December 15 1800
Image Description:
Letter from Thomas McKean, Governor of Pennsylvania to Thomas Jefferson, detailing the results of the election of 1800 in Pennsylvania. McKean contends that the State Senate did not uphold the "will of the people" when they split their votes between Jefferson and Burr; McKean believed that most of the state wanted to see Jefferson as president and Democratic-Republicans in power.
Format:
Correspondence
Collection:
Thomas McKean papers
Related People or Organizations:
McKean, Thomas (author)
Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826 (correspondent)