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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 24, 1821
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Letter to son. Topics include slowness of mail; Bankruptcy bill.
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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 adjournment of Congressional session; Senate and House repeal of Bankruptcy Law; act for reducing pay of members of Congress and other officers of government would fix the compensation of members at seven dollars per day, and seven dollars for...
Show moreLetter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include adjournment of Congressional session; Senate and House repeal of Bankruptcy Law; act for reducing pay of members of Congress and other officers of government would fix the compensation of members at seven dollars per day, and seven dollars for every twenty miles of travel, and reduce the pay, by twelve and one half percent, of all of officers of government who receive more than twelve hundred dollars a year; vote to release General Jackson's fine.
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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).