An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. Although, the essay which is written by the essayist is usually shorter and less methological than a formal finished treatise[?].
... 1808, 1812, 1816
Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores.html#1804)
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