Letter : Richmond, Va., to Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1825 January 25 [manuscript].

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Letter : Richmond, Va., to Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1825 January 25 [manuscript].

Pleasants reacts to the resolution of U.S. Senator Rufus King to use the proceeds from the sale of public lands for the emancipation and resettlement of slaves. He mentions briefly the visit of Lafayette to Richmond and the anticipated election of Jackson.

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