Truman Smith correspondence, 1847-1849.

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Truman Smith correspondence, 1847-1849.

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A resolution in Congress and subsequent correspondence to Smith about his efforts to determine the value of foreign coins of one-eighth and one-sixteenth of a dollar still generally in circulation and then to replace them with American currency. The correspondence in the collection is from his constituents supporting his efforts. The 1849 letter concerns the LocoFocos in Connecticut. Correspondents include William G. Hooker, W.T. Willard, and Leonard Bacon. Smith was a lawyer, Connecticut Legislator, US Representative, and US Senator from Stamford, Connecticut.

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Smith, Truman, 1791-1884

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Whig representative from Connecticut. From the description of Letter, 1849. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145409160 A lawyer, U. S. Representative (1839-1843, 1845-1849), and Senator (1849-1854) from Connecticut, and later judge of the court of arbitration (1862-1870), who was one of the earliest Whig supporters of Zachary Taylor and managed his campaign for president. From the description of Newspaper prospectus, July 7, 1849. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Libr...