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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to James William Paige

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01946.17 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 March 1834 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Discusses legislative action regarding the Bank of the United States, including introduction of the Massachusetts Resolutions before the Senate. Notes that the House majority remains small, and that Senate support should be stronger, but that John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay are acting unpredictably regarding the measure.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Paige, James William, 1792-1868
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850

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