Papers. 1843 AUG 10.

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Papers. 1843 AUG 10.

Letter from Fairchild, Xenia, Ohio, to Isaac Strohm, Fairfield, Ohio, re. Whig politics and family matters.

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Fairchild, William W., 1938-

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Whig Party (Ohio)

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This Whig Party in Cleveland, Ohio, drew its membership from former Federalists, anti-Masons, and national Republicans who opposed the limited government policies of the Democratic Party and President Andrew Jackson. The Whigs favored an activist federal government and broad humanitarian reforms. In Cleveland, Whig members were generally businessmen and those who profited from the Ohio and Erie Canal. Evangelical Protestants were drawn to the Whig Party as well, advocating a platfor...