Box 7
Contains 67 Results:
J[ames] W. Shields, Camp Patterson, to John Young Mason, 1846 September 18
War with Mexico; Florida war; character of volunteers in the Army; dissatisfaction with present orders and lack of aggressive movement into Mexico. 4 pp. ALS.
John C. Ross, Krugston, Canada, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, 1846 September 20
Abuses suffered by Army recruits; pardon to Army deserters; oath of revenge against cruel officers. 3 pp. ALS.
Benj[amin] C. Howard, Pikesville, Md., to Thomas Ritchie, Washington., 1846 October 1
Tariff questions. 1 p. ALS.
[?], Washingotn, to Thomas Ritchie, 1846 October 22
The tariff philosophy of cometition; power of the people; tradition of freedom in America. 4 pp. incomplete. Al.
William Green, Norfolk, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1846 November 3
Desire for the Navy to be called into action against Mexico. 3 pp. ALS.
Stephen Strong, Owego, New Y[ork], to Thomas Ritchie & [John P.} Heiss, Washington, D.C., 1846 November 13
Spech of D. Webster in 1820; tariffs; politics in New York; views of Gov. Wright. Enclosed also is a small newspaper clipping about Gov. Wright. 6 pp. ALS & NC1.
Hanson C. Elliott, Philad[elphi]a, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, 1846 November 19
Scope and Contents
Elliott's Financial problems; "specie clause in the subtreasury bill"; war with Mexico; expenses of the war. 2 pp. ALS.
Francis Markoch, Wash[ington], to Thomas Ritchie, 1846 November 19
Presentations to the National Institute at Washington from the French and British governments. Enclosed are three printed pages of correspondence about the presentations. 4 pp. ALS.
Robert Walshe, Paris, to [?], 1846 December 31
Major General Baron de Kalb's military leadership during the American Revolution and his family's petition to Congress for financial relief. 4 pp. ALS.
William Mehedrag[?], Danville, to [Thomas Ritchie?], 1845 November 3
Government contract for the delivery of Tobacco; Calhoun's probable return to the Senate; tariff adjustments; Oregon question. 3 pp. ALS
Thomas H. Averett, Halifax, Virginia, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington, D.C., 1846 May 25
Oregon question; campaign of 1844; Democrats in Congress; sectional interests vs. the Constitution; Polk's nomination at the Baltimore Convention; war with Mexico; lowered tariff; treasury system. 4 pp. ALS.
John P. Heiss, Washington, to [?], 1846 May 16
The Congressional printing done by Ritchie and Heiss, and John Niles' resolution proposing the price be reduced. Includes copy of a letter by John C. Rives to Heiss, 11 Feb. 1846, detailing the reasons for opposing Niles' resolution. 4 pp. ALS.
D. Truhart, Richmond, to Thomas Ritchie, Washington City, 1845 December 19
Congratulations to Ritchie on his confirmation as the Printer of Congress; mention of Polk's Administration. 2 pp. ALS.
John P. Heiss, Washington, D.C., to Thomas Ritchie, 1846 February 23
Heiss' resignation from his position with the Union. 1 p. ALS.
John P. Heiss, Union Office, to Thomas Ritchie, 1846 July 8
Scope and Contents
"Probability that a bill cannot be passed which will give [Congressional] printing out by Contract"; Cabinet members and friends in Congress who have failed to support Ritchie; continuance of the Union "on a great scale of curtailments of expenses, and under the strictest economy"; hope "that the Union can be made profitable". 3 pp. ALS.
Paul Buck, House of Representatives, to [?], 1845 December 22
Statement of the amount paid for printing and binding for the House of Representatives, 1823 to 1845, and a letter of explanation about the statement. 2pp. ALS.
John P. Heiss, Washington, D.C., to [?], 1846 January 29
Costs of printing Congressional material.