Mitchell, Samuel L., fl. 1829 to Benjamin Romaine, Esq.

GLC07875

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GLC#
GLC07875
Type
Letters
Date
1829/05/18
Author/Creator
Mitchell, Samuel L., fl. 1829
Title
to Benjamin Romaine, Esq.
Place Written
New York
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Regarding friction in the early 19th century America and the rise of various secession movements. In part: "That a few mad or unfortunate persons of the old federal party might have thought of dissolving the confederacy, is despicable enough; but I never thought they could have carried the population of the New England States with them in such a treasonable and suicidal measure."

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