Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell) (1782-1850) to William Grayson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04995 Author/Creator: Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell) (1782-1850) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 January 1842 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.4 x 5.1 cm. Order a Copy
Recommends a friend, Elias Brown, for the post of clerk of the court for Carroll County, [Maryland]. Informs that the Senate has the Exchequer scheme under consideration. Says that the Clay Whigs (Henry Clay) are against it. Mentions that they are also against President John Tyler and his administration especially Secretary of State Daniel Webster. Comments on the division in Whig ranks, "The division in their ranks can never be healed; and if it could, they can never rise under their present name, nor on the measures they support."
Calhoun was a Representative and Senator from South Carolina and a Vice President of the United States. He served as Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President John Tyler 1844-1845. Grayson was a Representative from South Carolina and at this time, was serving as collector of customs at Charleston 1841-1853.
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