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, May 15, 1858
Letter to Mary N. Collamer, May 15, 1858
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    • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
    • Description: Topics include filibuster and a petition for cloture related to the Anti-Lynching Bill.
    • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
    Miniature of Letter to Mary N. Collamer, December 26, 1858
    Letter to Mary N. Collamer, December 26, 1858
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      • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
      • Description: Topics include debate on the Bill to Reorganize the Government and a speech on the Bill by Senator Wheeler (MT).
      • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
      Miniature of Letter to Mary N. Collamer, December 12, 1858
      Letter to Mary N. Collamer, December 12, 1858
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        • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
        • Description: Topics include Austin's changing of his seat in the Senate, with a diagram; lack of Republicans in the Senate; filibuster of Anti-Lynching Bill.
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        Miniature of Letter to Mary N. Collamer, May 9, 1858
        Letter to Mary N. Collamer, May 9, 1858
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          • Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
          • Description: Topics include filibuster and a petition for cloture related to the Anti-Lynching Bill.
          • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress