William Smith papers, 1829-1830.

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William Smith papers, 1829-1830.

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Consisting of letters, 8 Jan. 1829, Washington, D.C., to David R. Evans, re settlement of Hugh Milling's claims, the improbability of relief from the tariff, and speculation on Pres. Andrew Jackson's cabinet; 3 Feb. 1829, Washington City, to Gov. [Stephen Decatur] Miller, Stateburg, S.C., expressing regret at defeat of [Josiah] Evans and mentioning Jackson's expected arrival in Washington, but "As to his cabinet there is nothing beyond conjecture." Letter, 18 June 1830, York, S.C., to Gov. Miller, Plain Hill, re Miller's tenuous position as governor, uncertainty of Smith's election to S.C. legislature and political ambitions of Langdon Cheves, Daniel Elliott Huger, James Louis Petigru, and Robert Woodward Barnwell, questioning Cheves' eligibility to serve since declaring himself a resident of Pennsylvania, noting that "Jackson ... has struck a fatal blow to the [in]ternal improvement system; and ... the Tariff I think will go with it unless the magnanimity of the South should arrange otherwise," and commenting re George McDuffie's opposition to the tariff system but and support for internal improvements.

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