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- GLC#
- GLC00267.123
- Type
- Books & pamphlets
- Date
- January 27, 1848
- Author/Creator
- Phelps, Samuel Shethar, 1793-1855
- Title
- Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the war and the public finances
- Pagination
- 15 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Autographed inscription reads "S.S. Phelps sent by himself March 7, 1848." Asks Congress how the war can be fought successfully while it lasts and how it can be terminated. Questions the economic future of America as it relates to the war. Raises the question of responsibility as it applies to the commencement of the war.
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