Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to James William Paige

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GLC#
GLC01946.16-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
30 June 1832
Author/Creator
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Title
to James William Paige
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Informs his brother-in-law that the 1832 tariff is before Senate; claims the tariff protects cotton interests, flannels, ingrain and Venetian carpets. Assumes the "Tariff Gentlemen" will likely approve the bill, though much rests on the wish of President Andrew Jackson. Claims he almost agreed with a man from "the other side" in order to return home expediently. In a post script, states that the House of Representatives defeated a postponement of the Bank Bill, with 75 votes in agreement and 100 against.

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