Letters Home From Congress
This collection features letters home from Warren R. Austin (Senator, 1931-1946), Jacob Collamer (Representative, 1843-1848; Senator, 1855-1865), and Samuel C. Crafts (Representative, 1817-1824; Senator, 1842-1843). The letters document travel to and from Washington by horse, boat, train, and airplane; lodging in boarding houses, hotels, and homes; social life in Washington; significant local and national events; and legislative issues under consideration in Congress. Austin's letters detail his frustrations serving as a Senator in the minority party during the era of Roosevelt and the New Deal; his activities on the Judiciary Committee; and foreign affairs topics such as the Neutrality Act. The letters of Crafts and Collamer both extensively cover the question of slavery, discussing Missouri statehood, John Brown, the annexation of Texas, and the Civil War. All three Congressmen frequently discuss questions regarding appropriations and the Federal budget.
Biographical information is available from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, at:
https://bioguide.congress.gov/
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Letter to Eunice Crafts, December 1, 1823
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- Creator: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
- Description: Topics include minority report on the Thirty Hour Bill; Huey Long as a potential candidate for President; dinner hosted by Mildred Austin for the British Ambassador.
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Letter to Samuel P. Crafts, February 2, 1823
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- Creator: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
- Description: Topics include breakfast with Justice McReynolds and Princess Julia Grant Kantakuzen, granddaughter of General Ulysses S. Grant; Gold Decision.
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