Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, August 21, 1940

Parent Collections

Letters Home From Congress

Title

Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, August 21, 1940

Creator

Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.

Description

Letter to son. Topics include upcoming presidential election and potential candidates John Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and William Crawford; divide in electoral politics on question of slavery particularly in Pennsylvania and New York; question of a Congressional caucus on the election debated; health of members of Congress; Greek War of Independence.

Subject

Draft -- Law and legislation -- United States.

United States Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- World War, 1939-1945.

Note [Digital Version]

2006-08-03T00:00:00, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

letter

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

austinAIf021i030

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi, Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL.