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Church, Samuel, 1785-1854 to William S. Holabird

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05636.38 Author/Creator: Church, Samuel, 1785-1854 Place Written: Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 March 1836 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Year inferred from content. Discussing politics, states "You now begin to see the correctness of our distrusting legislature many years ago in so concentrating federalism that it may be all be hit at one blow... You [Hanny & McChanies?] Bank fellows will be put down & we shall have no more Jackson gold, on that side of the Street..." Written at "[Farnam?] Village."

Church, Samuel, 1785-1854
Holabird, William S., 1794-1855

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