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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, November 19, 1820
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Letter to son. Topics include traveling to Washington; election of a Speaker of the House to replace Representative Henry Clay (KY) held up by split between northern and southern Representatives on slavery question; constitution of Missouri and slavery
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, March 3, 1822
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Letter to son. Topics include slowness of mail; health of members of Congress; date of adjournment.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, March 25, 1820
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Letter to son. Topics include mail robbery north of Baltimore; duel between Commodore Stephen Decatur and Commodore James Barron resulting in the death of Decatur; Decatur's funeral.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, January 4, 1824
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Letter to son. Topics include upcoming presidential election and potential candidates John Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and William Crawford; divide in electoral politics on question of slavery particularly in Pennsylvania and New York; question of a Congressional...
Show moreLetter to son. Topics include upcoming presidential election and potential candidates John Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and William Crawford; divide in electoral politics on question of slavery particularly in Pennsylvania and New York; question of a Congressional caucus on the election debated; health of members of Congress; Greek War of Independence.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, January 23, 1819
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Letter to son. Topics include National Intelligencer; debate over censure of General Andrew Jackson over his engagement of the war in Florida.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, February 3, 1822
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Letter to son. Topics include apportionment of representatives following the last census and possible loss of a congressional seat in Vermont.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, February 2, 1823
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Letter to son. Topics include Captain Alden B. Partridge's lectures on the Battle of Waterloo and national defense; health of Representative John Randolph (VA); Representative George McDuffie (SC).
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, February 2, 1820
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Letter to son. Topics include Missouri and slavery; includes a sketch by Crafts of Missouri and surrounding area.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, February 15, 1824
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Letter to son. Topics include Congressional caucus on the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, with 64 of 69 votes for William Crawford for President and 57 votes for Albert Gallatin for Vice-President; no Vermont representatives or Senators participated in the caucus.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, December 3, 1821
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Letter to son. Topics include traveling from Albany, NY to Washington, DC; beginning of Congressional session and search for a new Speaker of the House; lodgings in Washington, DC.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, December 20, 1820
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Letter to son. Topics include debate in Congress over the establishment of a system of domestic manufactures.
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, April 8, 1822
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Letter to son. Topics include date of adjournment; health of Representative John Randolph (VA).
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- Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, April 22, 1822
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Letter to son. Topics include date of adjournment; appropriations for different departments of government; federal revenue.
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- Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, June 11, 1842
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Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include Tariff being considered in the House of Representatives; duties on imports; duty on foreign wool and response of wool manufacturers; distribution of the proceeds of the public lands; Apportionment Bill for Representatives to Congress debated in...
Show moreLetter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include Tariff being considered in the House of Representatives; duties on imports; duty on foreign wool and response of wool manufacturers; distribution of the proceeds of the public lands; Apportionment Bill for Representatives to Congress debated in the Senate; fashions in Washington, DC; flowers and vegetables seen in DC.
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- Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, December 11, 1842
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Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include effect of severe weather on obtaining a quorum in the Senate; health of Senator Samuel Phelps (VT); church meeting preached by Dr. Nott, President of Union College, Schenectady, New York; boarding accommodations in Washington, DC.
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- Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, August 21, 1842
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Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include treaty between Great Britain and the United States finally approved by the Senate after four long days of discussion, surmounting strong opposition by a vote of 39 to 9; continued deadlock on Tariff Bill; Treasury statement to the House stating...
Show moreLetter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include treaty between Great Britain and the United States finally approved by the Senate after four long days of discussion, surmounting strong opposition by a vote of 39 to 9; continued deadlock on Tariff Bill; Treasury statement to the House stating that all funds on hand had been expended and asking for authority for more Treasury Notes; impact of governmental inaction on the Tariff Bill on factories and the importation of foreign goods.
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- Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, August 1, 1842
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Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include enclosed seating chart of the Senate chamber with the seats of the members.
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- Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, April 30, 1842
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Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include traveling to Washington, DC from Craftsbury, Vermont; oath of office in the Senate; Senator Phelps (VT).
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- Letter to Matilda Corbin, July 7, 1842
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Letter to sister. Topics include 4th of July festivities including processions by Juvenile Temperance Societies, Sabbath School Societies, and black Sabbath School children numbering near five hundred.