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 Mary N. Collamer, June 26, 1856
Letter to Mary N. Collamer, June 26, 1856
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    • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
    • Description: Topics include farm bill and the absence of New England Senators on the Agricultural Committee.
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    Miniature of Letter to Mary N. Collamer, April 13, 1856
    Letter to Mary N. Collamer, April 13, 1856
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      • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
      • Description: Topics include the maximum authorization of money for the farm bill; soil erosion projects.
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      Miniature of Letter to Mary N. Collamer, February 3, 1856
      Letter to Mary N. Collamer, February 3, 1856
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        • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
        • Description: Topics include farm bill; sinking of an American gunboat on the Yang Tse River.
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        Miniature of Letter to Mary N. Collamer, December 14, 1856
        Letter to Mary N. Collamer, December 14, 1856
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          • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
          • Description: Topics include upcoming election of Republican leadership in the Senate.
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          Miniature of Letter to Mary N. Collamer, February 24, 1856
          Letter to Mary N. Collamer, February 24, 1856
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            • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
            • Description: Topics include farm bill and Vermont dairy farmers and egg producers.
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            Miniature of Letter to Mary N. Collamer, December 25, 1856
            Letter to Mary N. Collamer, December 25, 1856
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              • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
              • Description: Topics include labor strikes; lengthy report of a trip by a group of Senators to Puerto Rico.
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