Box 1
Contains 112 Results:
Letter: George M. Troup, Milledgeville, Georgia, to William H. Crawford, n.p., 1825 November 1
At the time this letter was written George Troup was governor of Georgia. He writes in support of Crawford's position on the Indian Springs treaty.
Letter: Thomas Hart Benton, Washington D.C., to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 1825 December 12
At the time of writing Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) was a first-term U.S. senator from Missouri. In forwarding a pamphlet, Benton discusses the composition of the Senate, and the number of members friendly to Crawford.
Letter: Walter Lowrie, Washington D.C., to William H. Crawford, Darien, Georgia, 1826 January 28
Walter Lowrie (1784-1868) was a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania who at the time of writing was serving as secretary of the Senate. He sends Crawford news of the 19th Congress.
Letter: Nathaniel Macon, Washington D.C., to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 1826 March 26
At the time of writing Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837) was U.S. senator from North Carolina. He sends Crawford news of the doings of the 19th Congress.
Letter: William King, Bath, Maine, to William H. Crawford, n.p., 1826 April 16
William King (1768-1852) was a merchant and shipbuilder who served as Maine's first governor. King provides political intelligence on support for Crawford in the New England states, and on President Adams.
Letter: John Rodman, St Augustine, Florida, to William H. Crawford, Washington D.C., 1826 June 15
Medical advice from Rodman (1775-1847), collector of the port of St. Augustine.
Letter: Jonathan Hagerty, Catahoula, Louisiana, to William H. Crawford, Washington D.C., 1825 December 12
Hagerty, an "old friend and acquaintance," asks Crawford for intelligence on the price of blacks in the Washington area, for potential resale in the Deep South. Written in the hand of Baldwin Mollette.
Letter: Samuel Smith, Baltimore, Maryland, to William H. Crawford, n.p., 1826 October 13
Samuel Smith (1752-1839), a longtime U.S. representative and senator from Maryland, writes of congressional intrigue, Jackson, and the upcoming 1828 Presidential election.
Letter: Charles Tait, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 1826 November 5
Tait describes his travels in the North and tells Crawford of his continued popularity there.
Letter: Bolling Hall, Ellerslie, Autauga County, Alabama, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 20 December 1826
Thoughts on politics: Adams, Jackson, the 1828 election, and Georgia Republicans.
Letter: Nathaniel Macon, Washington D.C., to William H. Crawford, n.p., 26 January 1827
Speculation on Adams's and Jackson's chances for the Presidency.
Letter: Samuel ?, Sidney, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 1 February 1827
Cover letter, transmitting a copy of a speech on Jefferson.
Letter: Levett Harris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 12 March 1827
Medical advice from Rodman (1775-1847), collector of the port of St. Augustine.
Letter: John Forsyth, Augusta, Georgia, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 6 March 1827
Political news, including Forsyth's own involvement in the Georgia gubernatorial canvass and his likely replacement in Congress.
Letter: John Stevens, Savannah, Georgia, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 13 June 1827
Stevens has read with surprise of Crawford's appointment as judge for Georgia's Northern Circuit, and wonders if he will accept, or if he will seek higher office.
Letter: Jacob Scudder, Hightower, Georgia, to William H. Crawford, n.p., 22 June 1827
Re: back pay of soldier Thomas Everett.
Letter: W.C. Preston, et al, to William H. Crawford, Athens, Georgia, 6 July 1827
A printed letter sent by a committee of six South Carolinians expressing opposition to the Federal woolens bill of 1827, placing higher duties on the importation of these goods.
Letter: Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Greensboro, Georgia, to Thomas W. Cobb, Milledgeville, Georgia, 7 November 1827
Forwarding an argument for a legal case.
Letter: Alfred Balch, Sans Souci, Nashville, Tennessee, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 17 January 1828
Balch (1785-1853) was a Nashville lawyer and a close friend and political supporter of Andrew Jackson. He writes of the upcoming presidential election, the need to rally behind Jackson, and plans for thwarting Calhoun (who "has all the ambition of Aaron Burr and as little principle").
Letter: Bartlett Yancey, Jr., Oakland, near Milton, North Carolina, to William H. Crawford, Woodlawn, Lexington, Georgia, 5 February 1828
Yancey (1785-1828) was speaker of the North Carolina Senate. He writes to learn the particulars of the Georgia legislature's nomination of Crawford for Vice President, and describes the support for Jackson and others within the North Carolina legislature.
Letter: George A. Hughes, Baltimore, Maryland, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 1 March 1828
Sending seeds and produce; some political chat.
Letter: John Stevens, Savannah, Georgia, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 11 March 1828
Sending seeds; family news.
Letter: William King, Bath, Maine, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 13 March 1828
Campaign intrigue from New England: will Adams' supporters withdraw him as unelectable and turn to Crawford?
Letter: Bolling Hall, n.p., to William H. Crawford, Sparta, Georgia, 28 March 1828
Intrigue re Henry Clay and the "corrupt bargain" of 1824.
Letter: Thomas W. Cobb, Washington D.C., to William H. Crawford, n.p., 17 April 1828
Conveying to Crawford a note (15 April 1828) from Eugene A. Vail to Cobb, apprising him of the completion of some business for Crawford. Also, news from Washington.
Letter: James Camak, Milledgeville, Georgia, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 24 May 1828
In the wake of the passage of the Tariff of Abominations of 1828, Camak seeks feedback on an idea to provoke popular resistance: ". . . our merchants would be compelled to annex to every article charged in the bills of their customers, the precise amount of tax to which the article is subject under the tariff."
Letter: James Brown, Paris, to William H. Crawford, n.p., 28 December 1828
At the time of writing James Brown (1766-1835) was American minister to France. He sends Crawford a copy of the Marquis de Marbois' work on the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, and expresses his satisfaction with Jackson's majority in the recent presidential election.
Letter: George R. Gilmer, Washington D.C., to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 8 January 1829
In October 1828 George R. Gilmer was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, only to have his seat vacated because he failed to signify his acceptance of office within the time specified by law. In this circular, Gilmer argues that the vacating of his seat was unconstitutional.
Letter: Henry G. Lamar, Macon, Georgia, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 23 July 1829
In 1829 Henry G. Lamar (1798-1861) was elected to the seat in the U. S. House vacated by George R. Gilmer. In this letter to Crawford he describes his motives for seeking the position.
Letter: David R. Williams, Society Hill, South Carolina, to William H. Crawford, Lexington, Georgia, 31 October 1830
David Rogerson Williams was a planter and manufacturer who at the time of writing was a member of the South Carolina state senate. Content is political, and pertains to Crawford's efforts to assemble a convention to amend the Constitution.