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- Changing Embargoes for National Defense, October 16, 1939.
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Radio address delivered by Senator Austin.
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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 Doctor Eli Todd, January 30, 1820
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Letter to brother-in-law. Topics include Federal deficit; debate over Missouri.
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- Letter to Dr. Eli Todd, January 28, 1821
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Letter to brother-in-law. Topics include health of members of Congress; health of son Samuel P. Crafts; Representative Henry Clay to introduce a Senate resolution on the admission of Missouri to the United States; Florida treaty and Spain.
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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 10, 1820
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Letter to wife. Topics include question of Missouri's acceptance into the United States by Congress and split between Northern and Southern members; federal deficit and consideration of reduction of pay for government employees; social life; invitation to dine at President James Monroe's.
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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 3, 1820
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Letter to wife. Topics include unknown state of the Treasury; question of Missouri's acceptance into the United States.