Letter : to M. Sterling, 1821 Sept. 24.

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Letter : to M. Sterling, 1821 Sept. 24.

In this letter to Micah Sterling, a newly-elected U.S. Representative from New York, Calhoun expresses his pleasure that Sterling will be joining him in Washington (D.C.) as a member of Congress and comments briefly on House politics and the progress and importance of the New York state convention.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Sterling, Micah, 1784-1844

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