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Letter to Editor
May 15, 1819
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A Mississippi newspaper corrects its announcement that David Holmes was a candidate for Congress to succeed Mr. Poindexter. Holmes writes to the editors denying any wish to run in the upcoming election, stating his reply was misapprehended.
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We announced some days ago, on the authority of a Mississippi newspaper, that David Holmes was a candidate to succeed Mr. Poindexter in Congress from that state. From the following letter, copied from the same paper, we are sorry to find we were led into an error in this respect.
To the Editors of the State Gazette
In your paper of the 7th inst. I am announced as a candidate to serve as the Representative from the State in the next Congress. The gentlemen who conversed with me upon this subject must have misapprehended my reply to their friendly solicitations; I did not mean to convey the idea expressed in the note alluded to, and, in order to prevent embarrassment, I take the earliest opportunity of stating to the public that it is not my wish to be brought forward for any appointment at the approaching general election.
Respectfully, your obedient servant.
April, 1819.
DAVID HOLMES.
To the Editors of the State Gazette
In your paper of the 7th inst. I am announced as a candidate to serve as the Representative from the State in the next Congress. The gentlemen who conversed with me upon this subject must have misapprehended my reply to their friendly solicitations; I did not mean to convey the idea expressed in the note alluded to, and, in order to prevent embarrassment, I take the earliest opportunity of stating to the public that it is not my wish to be brought forward for any appointment at the approaching general election.
Respectfully, your obedient servant.
April, 1819.
DAVID HOLMES.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
David Holmes
Congress Candidate
Mississippi
Election Denial
Political Clarification
What entities or persons were involved?
David Holmes
To The Editors Of The State Gazette
Letter to Editor Details
Author
David Holmes
Recipient
To The Editors Of The State Gazette
Main Argument
david holmes denies being a candidate for congress, stating that his reply to solicitations was misapprehended and he does not wish to run in the upcoming election.
Notable Details
Misapprehended Reply To Friendly Solicitations
Prevent Embarrassment
Announcement In Paper Of The 7th Inst.