to Richard Graham

Clark, William, 1770-1838 to Richard Graham

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GLC#
GLC02146.04-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1824/09/05
Author/Creator
Clark, William, 1770-1838
Title
to Richard Graham
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
3 p. : address ; Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Notes that apparent strife between Indians and whites in Arkansas has dissipated. Reports a conversation with Secretary of War John C. Calhoun on the topic of establishing Indian agents, in which Calhoun asserted that he would not make any arrangements that did not follow "strict Construction of the Law." Discusses some personal business. Indicates that Graham's explanations to Calhoun regarding "the payment of the Osage annuities...has bee[n] quite Satisfactory." Reports that orders have been issued "to take the necessary steps in relation the hostile attitude of the Indians high up the Mississippi, during the war which rages in that quarter." Discusses the upcoming election of 1824. Notes that he has made $2,000 available to Graham, to use in his capacity as an Indian agent and that after Calhoun arrives in Washington, D.C., Clark will be going to visit his home in Virginia.

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