Papers of Nathaniel Macon [manuscript], 1798-1874.

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Papers of Nathaniel Macon [manuscript], 1798-1874.

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Papers consist of typed transcriptions of miscellaneous correspondence, 1798-1837, of Nathaniel Macon regarding a Revolutionary War claim, the tobacco market, tax legislation, the election of Thomas Jefferson as president, Macon's tours of duty during the Revolution, the election of 1836, and U.S. politics. A letter, 17 February 1801, from James A. Bayard, Washington, D.C., concerns the election of Thomas Jefferson as president; letters, 1801-1802, 1821, of Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Macon discusses executive appointments, the power of the judiciary, publication of his personal letters in newspapers, and Virginia politics; and a letter, September 1802, from Duncan Cameron, Hillsborough, N.C., discusses raising money for the publication of Federalist newspapers. An account, 1803, prepared for Nathaniel Macon, documents James Monroe's expenses while in France; a letter, 15 June 1824, from George Michael Troup, Millidgeville, Ga., discusses the possible replacement of William Harris Crawford as the Democratic candidate for president; and a letter, 1825 December 25, to Charles Yancey discusses the new Creek treaty and mentions a legal dilemna over blacks as witnesses in court. Letters, 1826-1830, from John Randolph of Roanoke to Macon, disccuss their friendship and Randolph's departure for Russia; and a letter, 14 November 1828, from Macon, simultaneously resigns his positions as U.S. Senator from North Carolina, trustee of the University of North Carolina, and justice of the peace for Warren County, N.C. Letters, 1829-1830, of Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, and John Randolph of Roanoke, discuss Jackson's appointment of Randolph as foreign minister to Russia and arrangements for his departure; and two letters, 1830 and 1862, from Bedford Brown discuss the national debt, taxation, the bill before Congress providing for the removal of the Cherokee to lands west of the Mississippi, and Weldon Edwards's memoir of the life of Nathaniel Macon. A letter, 3 December 1830, from Albert Gallatin [to Andrew Jackson?] discusses banking policy, the currency question, and the anticipated attack on the Second Bank; a letter, 22 February 1833, from Bolling Hall, Ellerslie, Ga., to Macon, discusses taxation and nullification; and a letter, 2 September 1833,from Andrew Jackson discusses secession, federalism, and states' rights. A letter, 2 November 1833, from Henry St. George Tucker, regards the estate of John Randolph of Roanoke; a letter, 13 February 1836, from Martin Van Buren mentions abolitionist sentiment in Congress; and a letter, 21 December 1874, from Montgomery Blair discusses the publication of correspondence between Andrew Jackson and Nathaniel Macon.

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