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- Letter to Benjamin Clark, February 21, 1818
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Topics include activities of a Congressman; constituent business; imports and export imbalance and its effect on currency and the national debt.
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- Letter to Col. Joseph Scott, April 9, 1820
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Topics include Spanish war; Florida and slavery; Representative Henry Clay's (KY) aspirations to become President after President James Monroe; Secretary of State John Quincy Adams; Representative Joel Crawford (GA).
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- Letter to Col. Joseph Scott, March 23, 1820
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Topics include soldiers pensions; Federal deficit; duel between Commodore Stephen Decatur and Commodore James Barron resulting in the death of Decatur.
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- Letter to Eunice Crafts, December 1, 1823
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Letter to wife. Topics include traveling from New York to Washington, DC; lodgings in Washington, DC; start of Congress with organizational matters and election of a Speaker of the House.
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- Letter to Eunice Crafts, February 13, 1825
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Letter to wife. Topics include the decision of House of Representatives to make John Quincy Adams the next President of the United States and General Andrew Jackson's response.
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- Letter to Eunice Crafts, February 7, 1824
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Letter to wife. Topics include health of Eunice and Samuel P. Crafts; social life and parties in Washington, DC; Byron and Southey's Visions of Judgment.
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- Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 2, 1825
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Letter to wife. Topics include visit of General Lafayette to Congress and the United States; Crafts' opinion that the House will select John Quincy Adams as President.
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- Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 22, 1825
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Letter to wife. Topics include social life of Washington, DC; typical day for Crafts.
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- Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 9, 1825
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Letter to wife. Topics include party for the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans at General Brown's; Crafts' introduction to General Lafayette and presentation of a resolution inviting him to visit Vermont.
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- Letter to Eunice Crafts, May 16, 1824
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Letter to wife. Topics include bill for encouragement of domestic manufactures.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, April 15, 1820
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Letter to wife. Topics include proposed raising of import duties on Canada.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, April 30, 1820
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Letter to wife. Topics include negotiations with Spain.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, December 19, 1818
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Letter to wife. Topics include health of Crafts family; social life and visiting etiquette; boarding houses.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, December 25, 1820
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Letter to wife. Topics include health of members of Congress; Christmas in Washington, DC.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, December 31, 1820
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Letter to wife. Topics include health of son Samuel P. Crafts; health of members of Congress; two members of the House and one Senator have died from causes possibly related to an influenza outbreak that fall.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, December 7, 1819
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Letter to wife. Topics include boarding houses; new House chambers and difficulty of hearing speakers.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, February 19, 1821
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Letter to wife. Topics include health of Crafts family; coming inauguration of President Monroe; death of Representative William Burwell (VA).
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, February 6, 1819
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Letter to wife. Topics include duel between General Mason and Captain McCarty of Virginia over a political quarrel resulting in the death of General Mason; debate over censure of General Andrew Jackson over his engagement of the war in Florida.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, January 1, 1819
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Letter to wife. Topics include activities of a Congressman; constituent business; death of Representative George Mumford (NC); society events hosted by the President, and the British and French ministers.
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- Letter to Eunice Todd Crafts, January 22, 1821
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Letter to wife. Topics include health of son Samuel P. Crafts; health of residents of Crafts' boarding house in Washington, DC; health of members of Congress, with four dead.