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DeWitt Clinton, for instance, not yet in office, was soon to be in the Assembly, in the State Senate, and in the United States Senate--a greater force than any man of his time in New York, save Hamilton.
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Alexander notes the significant political ascent of DeWitt Clinton, emphasizing his future influence in New York politics.
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