Autograph letter signed : Hermitage, to Joel R. Poinsett, 1844 Nov. 12.

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Autograph letter signed : Hermitage, to Joel R. Poinsett, 1844 Nov. 12.

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Concerning individual state action of the tariff and criticizing R.B. Rhett. He also comments on the South Carolina nullification controversy of 1828 and affirms his stand on the preservation of the Union.

1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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