Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, August 14, 1842

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Title: Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, August 14, 1842
Author: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
Date Created: 1842-08-14
Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include veto of Tariff Bill by President Tyler; Southern and Western Whig opinions to leave Washington without a Tariff Bill leaving the Federal Government without revenue; strategy meetings of Whigs from the Senate and House; idea to give up on public lands piece of Tariff Bill; treaty between Great Britain and the United States is before the Senate, with possible Locofoco (Democrat) opposition to it; the treaty settles boundary questions from St. Croix to the Rocky Mountains.
Subject: Tariff -- United States.
Taylor Zachary 1784-1850.
Public lands -- United States.
Great Britain -- Treaties, etc. -- United States -- 1842 Aug. 9.
Genre: letter
Type: text
Source Document Location: University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.
Shelf Location: Crafts Family Papers, Box 6, Folder 4
Date Captured: 2006-08-22T00:00:00Z
Digital Format: image/tiff
Note [Digital Version]: 2006-08-22T00:00:00, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Access Conditions: No known copyright restrictions.
Identifier (local): craftsB06f004i003
Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
mods_created_date_year_ms: 18420814