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Item Description
Title
Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, June 25, 1842
Creator
Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853
Published: August 21, 2006, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
Description
Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include different rules and protocols in the House of Representatives and the Senate such as the one hour rule; President Tyler and the Whigs in Congress; Apportionment Bill; Locofoco (Democrat) opposition to districting of States; Tariff being considered in the House of Representatives; duty on wool; Distribution Act; rumor of a Cabinet break-up by President Tyler.
Source Document
Crafts Family Papers, Box 6, Folder 2
Date of Source Document
1842-06-25
Digital Format: image/tiff : Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi, Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL.
Subjects/People
- Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853
- Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
- United States -- Congress -- House -- Election districts.
- United States. Congress -- Rules and practice
- Whig Party (U.S.)
Subjects/Topics
Time period: 1842-06-25
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Permanent Link:
http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/craftsB06f002i003
Preferred citation
Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, June 25, 1842, Crafts Family Papers, Box 6, Folder 2, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library, http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/craftsB06f002i003 (accessed May 24, 2013)
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