Stuart, James Ewell Brown, 1833-1864 to Archibald Stuart

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GLC#
GLC04086
Type
Letters
Date
February 3, 1854
Author/Creator
Stuart, James Ewell Brown, 1833-1864
Title
to Archibald Stuart
Place Written
West Point, New York
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Complains to his father that Congress does not adequately support the military. Written as a student at West Point, states that the military appropriations bill may not pass, and upset military spending is always the first place the "watch-dogs of the Treasury" make financial cut backs.

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