Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 to Francis P. Blair
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03209.01 Author/Creator: Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1845/07/29 Pagination: 5 p. : address : Height: 27 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy
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 his disbelief of Louis McLane's claim that he supported Andrew Jackson's veto of the Bank of the United States and affirms his own belief in the stability of state banks provided the Treasury Department supplies "a firm & steady hand."
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