Letters Home From Congress
Collection Overview
This collection features letters home from Warren R. Austin (Senator, 1931-1946), Jacob Collamer (Representative, 1843-1848; Senator, 1855-1865), and Samuel C. Crafts (Representative, 1817-1824; Senator, 1842-1843). The letters document travel to...
Show moreThis collection features letters home from Warren R. Austin (Senator, 1931-1946), Jacob Collamer (Representative, 1843-1848; Senator, 1855-1865), and Samuel C. Crafts (Representative, 1817-1824; Senator, 1842-1843). The letters document travel to and from Washington by horse, boat, train, and airplane; lodging in boarding houses, hotels, and homes; social life in Washington; significant local and national events; and legislative issues under consideration in Congress. Austin's letters are particularly strong in their coverage of his frustration at being a Senator in the minority party during the era of Roosevelt and the New Deal; his activities on the Judiciary Committee; and foreign affairs questions such as the Neutrality Act. The letters of Crafts and Collamer both extensively cover the question of slavery, discussing Missouri statehood, John Brown, the annexation of Texas, and the Civil War. All three Congressmen frequently discuss questions regarding appropriations and the Federal budget. Biographical information is available from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, at: http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 03, 1939
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Topics include debate on neutrality.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 10, 1939
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Topics include speech by Senator Wagner (NY); embargo repeal and neutrality.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 11, 1939
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Topics include speech by Senator Clark (MO) on embargo repeal and neutrality.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 14, 1937
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Topics include lunch with Herber Hoover; Austin's duties as Assistant Minority Leader.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 18, 1933
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Topics include investigating appointments of Receivers in Bankruptcy by Federal judges in California.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 19, 1939
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Topics include speech by Senator McCarran (NV) on embargo repeal and neutrality.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 25, 1939
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Topics include embargo repeal and neutrality.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 26, 1939
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Topics include speech by Senator Neely (WV) on Hitler.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 9, 1939
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Topics include speech by Senator Downey (CA) on coast defenses.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 11, 1939
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Topics include inspection of Fort Adams.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 11, 1940
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Topics include Export Import Bank and an amendment by Senator Taft (OH); Aiken's primary win for Vermont Senate seat.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 30, 1939
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Topics include response to constituents regarding foreign policy.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 4, 1940
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Topics include traveling to Washington by air; island leases for military and naval bases.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 5, 1940
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Topics include conference report on the Transportation Bill; island leases for military and naval bases.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 7, 1940
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Topics include Austin's efforts to help avert a railroad strike in Vermont.
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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 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, August 14, 1842
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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...
Show moreLetter 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.
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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 7, 1842
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Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include Tariff Bill passed by Senate and sent to the President; efforts by Locofocos (Democrats) to oppose the Tariff Bill; Senate split on Tariff bill with twenty-five Whigs for, twenty Locofocos (Democrats) against, and five southern Whigs against, but...
Show moreLetter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include Tariff Bill passed by Senate and sent to the President; efforts by Locofocos (Democrats) to oppose the Tariff Bill; Senate split on Tariff bill with twenty-five Whigs for, twenty Locofocos (Democrats) against, and five southern Whigs against, but Senator John Henderson (MS) was absent and Senator John Berrien (GA) did not vote; discussions about whether President Tyler will sign the bill what will happen if it is vetoed; treaty between Great Britain and the United States; Government band which plays in front of the Capitol every Thursday and at the Presidents on Saturday evenings; theatre performances; public gardens; Locofocos (Democrats) in Vermont.
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