Important Accounts of President Martin Van Buren’s Visit to Pelham in 1839
Research has revealed a pair of associated news articles published in the Morning Herald , a New York City newspaper, on July 11 and July 12, 1839 that together contain the most detailed and astonishingly extensive account of President Martin Van Buren's visit to Hunter's Island in the Town of Pelham on July 9-10, 1839.