Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, July 17, 1842

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Title: Letter to Nathan and Mary Hill, July 17, 1842
Author: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
Date Created: 1842-07-17
Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include President Tyler and the Tariff Bill; Tariff Bill passed, 116 to 112, by the House despite opposition from Locofocos (Democrats) and some Southern Whigs and a threatened veto; Tariff Bill now in the Senate where there are 20 Locofocos (Democrats) and 30 Whigs, but 5 southern Whigs who will cast the deciding votes on passage; Vermont State Whig Convention; Governor Paine (VT); Henry Clay's potential candidacy for President; Craft's feelings on being elected for the remained of Judge Samuel Prentiss' Senate term; rumored changes in President Tyler's cabinet; Daniel Webster, Lord Ashburton and a prospect of a settlement of disputes with Great Britain.
Subject: Taylor Zachary 1784-1850.
Tariff -- United States.
Democratic Party (U.S.).
Whig Party (U.S.).
Paine Charles 1799-1853.
Clay Henry 1777-1852.
Webster Daniel 1782-1852.
Ashburton Alexander Baring Baron 1774-1848.
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 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): craftsB06f003i005
Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
mods_created_date_year_ms: 18420717

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