Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, July 31, 1842

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Title: Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, July 31, 1842
Author: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
Date Created: 1842-07-31
Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include attendance at a church meeting in the Representatives Hall in the Capitol with a eulogy for Rev. Cookman, a former chaplain of Congress who was lost on the steamship President; Senate debate on the Tariff Bill and the unlikelihood that it will be altered much from the version passed in the House; expected veto of the Tariff Bill by President Tyler; Locofoco (Democrat) opposition to the Tariff Bill; treaty between United States and Great Britain.
Subject: Tariff -- United States.
Taylor Zachary 1784-1850.
Democratic Party (U.S.).
Great Britain -- Treaties, etc. -- United States -- 1842 Aug. 9.
Cookman George G. (George Grimston) 1800-1841.
Genre: letter
Type: text
Source Document Location: University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.
Shelf Location: Crafts Family Papers, Box 6, Folder 3
Date Captured: 2006-08-21T00:00:00Z
Digital Format: image/tiff
Note [Digital Version]: 2006-08-21T00:00:00, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Access Conditions: No known copyright restrictions.
Identifier (local): craftsB06f003i007
Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
mods_created_date_year_ms: 18420731