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Letter from Samuel Howe Smydth to Richard W. Thompson

Creator:: Smydth, Samuel Howe
Collection:: Richard W. Thompson Collection
Location:: Washington, Indiana
Date of Original:: 1841
Description:: Letter, 25 cm, that the Whigs have been defeated in Indiana and "locofocoism has inundated" the state, with details of votes by county, and blames John Tyler's "half way position about a bank" for causing former Whigs to lose confidence in the party. Smydth also asks that Thompson recommend Terry for a clerkship in the General Land Office. Addressed on verso to Thompson in Washington D.C. and postmarked Washington Ind.
Subject:: Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900--Correspondence; Whig Party (U.S.); Indiana--Politics and government--19th century; Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908302405
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908302405
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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