Letter : Petersburg, to Merideth Watson, Nottoway County, 1880 April 30.

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Letter : Petersburg, to Merideth Watson, Nottoway County, 1880 April 30.

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In this letter William Mahone (1826-1895) discusses political strategy to be employed against the "Funders" at the state convention to be held in July, [1880?]. As the leader of the "Readjusters" movement, he was active in politics following the Civil War, pushing for "forcible and irrepressible Readjustment of true state debt," which had accumulated to almost 37 million for turnpikes, canals, and railroads. Virginia took the position to honor all prewar obligations rather than alienate northern and foreign investors. Mahone was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1880 and served until March 3, 1887.

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Watson, Meredith, 1841-1893.

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Mahone, William, 1826-1895

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Confederate Army officer, railroad administrator, politician. From the description of Papers, 1853-1895; (bulk 1876-1892). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 23371607 Politician and senator, leader in "Readjuster" movement to readjust state debt. From the description of Letter : Petersburg, to Merideth Watson, Nottoway County, 1880 April 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539121 James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia...