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    Matthew Livingston Davis

    Birth: 10-28-1773

    Death: 6-2-1850

Biography

Mathew Livingston Davis was an Anti-Mason politician and journalist. He published the New York "Evening Post." He was present at the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, after which he went to jail rather than testify against his friend. He later published a biography on Aaron Burr. He is mentioned in AHW's letter to WHS [18321123AHW_WHS] as a "broken down politician".

Letter References

Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1832

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Biography: 
Mathew Livingston Davis was an Anti-Mason politician and journalist. He published the New York "Evening Post." He was present at the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, after which he went to jail rather than testify against his friend. He later published a biography on Aaron Burr. He is mentioned in AHW's letter to WHS [18321123AHW_WHS] as a "broken down politician".
Citation Notes: 
https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/matthew-livingston-davis-1773-1850-oval-format and ahttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11694753 and https://books.google.com/books?id=558MAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA414&lpg=PA414&dq=matthew+davis+politician+1832&source=bl&ots=7rAKJVP6_8&sig=ZDHiOASOFGrksKBC2pei3lTL8gM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAWoVChMI4Lm21KOayQIVRyoeCh0KaQb5#v=onepage&q=matthew%20davis%20politician%201832&f=false
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Citation Notes: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11694753 and http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/matthew-livingston-davis_63995169
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Notes: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11694753 and http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/matthew-livingston-davis_63995169