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Law, Thomas, 1756-1834. Papers of Thomas Law, 1803-1834.

Title: Papers of Thomas Law, 1803-1834.

Include correspondence, 1806-1834, of Thomas Law regarding legal, business, and family matters; relations between the United States and Great Britain; the construction of the Washington Canal; the War of 1812; land values in Washington, D.C.; his loyalty to the United States; the death of Lady Rumbold; the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of slaves; economic conditions in India and the East India Company; and U.S. politics. Topics also include discussion of the presidential election of 1828; his advocacy of a nation currency; the Columbian Institute; the British economy; the Irish Question; George Long; his son, Edmund Law; dueling; George Henry Law; the Reform Act of 1832; the Holy Alliance; and economic policy in Mexico after its independence from Spain. Correspondents include Lady Rumbold, Charles Rumbold, George Henry Law, and Edmund Law, Thomas Law's son. Also include a letter, 28 May 1829, from Henry Clay, Lexington, Ky., to Thomas Law, regarding a land title case in Kentucky, U.S. politics, and Andrew Jackson. Also include miscellaneous Law family correspondence, 1803-1824, regarding the French Revolution, relations between the United States and Great Britain, the War of 1812, Thomas Law, and Washington D.C. Included is a handwritten copy of a letter, 5 July 1824, from James Monroe to Richard Rush, regarding Thomas Law. Other correspondents include John Law, Thomas Percy, and Edmund Law Lushington.

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