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to Francis P. Blair & John C. Rives

Apologizing for remark meant in jest and for a late payment.

GLC03209.25

to Francis P. Blair

Claims there are many people in Philadelphia who doubt both the compotence and honesty of Bank of the United States President Nicholas Biddle. Cites a specific example of a story about Biddle and President Andrew Jackson as proof of his falsehoods....

GLC03209.13

to Francis P. Blair

Worries that Colonel Ogden will not extend the Cumberland road any farther that he already has, unless forced to do so. Feels that the current situation, with both the road and government in general, is "adverse to the public interest." Bemoans...

GLC03209.12

to Francis P. Blair

Discusses the current scandal regarding the Washington Globe newspaper. Hopes that for the sake of the administration and the country, Blair does not succumb to the interests of the enemy. Discusses political gossip and seems to reassure Blair that...

GLC03209.24

to Francis P. Blair re: action of William Henry Harrison in War of 1812

GLC03209.22

to Francis P. Blair

States that he is no longer partisan in public, but in private he retains many feelings towards those he once supported. Mentions his surprise that "young Hickory," meaning James K. Polk, dismissed many friends of the old administration. Expresses...

GLC03209.01

to Elizabeth Blair Lee

Is glad to hear of his daughters good health and remarks "I have got to that age now that I begin to live in my children - and of all my children most in you." Notes that "Congress is in a wordy war about Texas" and indicates his expectation that...

GLC03209.05

to Francis Preston Blair

Page, (possibly Kentucky auditor Thomas S. Page), recommends James Green Hardy, Barren County Representative in the State Legislature James, for a position in the Post Office Department of Kentucky. Informs Blair, Republican Party Organizer and...

GLC03209.16

to Francis Preston Blair

Florida Senator Yulee thanks Blair for two bags of corn. Blair was a Republican Party organizer and a former editor of the Washington, D.C. newspaper, The Globe.

GLC03209.26

[Update on the activities of a baby]

An unknown author discusses the activities of a baby. Author references the Blair family, and is assumed to be a relative of Francis Preston Blair, editor of the Democratic Washington, D.C. newspaper, The Globe between 1829 and 1845.

GLC03209.27.10