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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Miniature of Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 9, 1825
Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 9, 1825
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    • Creator: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
    • Description: Topics include Agricultural Adjustment Act.
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    Miniature of Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 22, 1825
    Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 22, 1825
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      • Creator: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
      • Description: Topics include Agricultural Adjustment Act; Vermont milk producers.
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      Miniature of Letter to Eunice Crafts, February 13, 1825
      Letter to Eunice Crafts, February 13, 1825
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        • Creator: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
        • Description: Topics include a bill for the payment of the Adjusted Service Certificates of the veterans, and Austin's reasoning for why he might vote for this version of the bill; radio broadcast of an Austin speech over the Yankee Network in New England.
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        Miniature of Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 2, 1825
        Letter to Eunice Crafts, January 2, 1825
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          • Creator: Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
          • Description: Topics include Supreme Court; speech by Senator Borah; President Roosevelt and the centralization of power in the Federal Government; enclosed speech by Austin to a Greek Society, Ahepa, on the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the New Deal.
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