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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Martin Van Buren
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Martin Van Buren Author:James D. Richardson Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., December 5, 1782. He was the eldest son of Abraham Van Buren, a small farmer, and of Mary Hoes (originally spelled Goes), whose first husband was named Van Alen.