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Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 20, 1940
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    • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
    • Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include Tariff being considered in the House of Representatives; duties on imports; duty on foreign wool and response of wool manufacturers; distribution of the proceeds of the public lands; Apportionment Bill for Representatives to Congress debated in the Senate; fashions in Washington, DC; flowers and vegetables seen in DC.
    • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


    Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 26, 1940
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      • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
      • Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include different rules and protocols in the House of Representatives and the Senate such as the one hour rule; President Tyler and the Whigs in Congress; Apportionment Bill; Locofoco (Democrat) opposition to districting of States; Tariff being considered in the House of Representatives; duty on wool; Distribution Act; rumor of a Cabinet break-up by President Tyler.
      • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


      Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, November 7, 1940
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        • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
        • Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include Senate debate on the new Tariff Bill with a bare majority in favor; Crafts in favor of Tariff Bill as passed by the House; frauds practiced by manufacturers and importers; expected veto of Tariff Bill by President Tyler because of the continuation of the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands among the states; current state of the Treasury; Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton's negotiation over the boundary between the United States and Canada, in particular the northeastern boundary.
        • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


        Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, November 25, 1940
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          • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
          • Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include enclosed seating chart of the Senate chamber with the seats of the members.
          • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


          Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, December 30, 1940
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            • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
            • Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include treaty between Great Britain and the United States finally approved by the Senate after four long days of discussion, surmounting strong opposition by a vote of 39 to 9; continued deadlock on Tariff Bill; Treasury statement to the House stating that all funds on hand had been expended and asking for authority for more Treasury Notes; impact of governmental inaction on the Tariff Bill on factories and the importation of foreign goods.
            • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


            Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 4, 1941
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              • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
              • Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include adjournment of Congressional session; Senate and House repeal of Bankruptcy Law; act for reducing pay of members of Congress and other officers of government would fix the compensation of members at seven dollars per day, and seven dollars for every twenty miles of travel, and reduce the pay, by twelve and one half percent, of all of officers of government who receive more than twelve hundred dollars a year; vote to release General Jackson's fine.
              • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


              Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, February 11, 1941
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                • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
                • Description: Letter to daughter. Topics include city crowded with people seeking military appointments; Senator John Calhoun (SC) and the Calhoun branch of the Democratic party; President James Polk.
                • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


                Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 7, 1941
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                  • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
                  • Description: Letter to wife. Topics include activities of a Congressman; constituent business; death of Representative George Mumford (NC); society events hosted by the President, and the British and French ministers.
                  • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


                  Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD, dated April 17, 1849.
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                    • Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
                    • Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Spencer Fullerton Baird Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center


                    Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD, dated May 24, 1852.
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                      • Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
                      • Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Spencer Fullerton Baird Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center