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Contains 4 Results:
1817
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Three letters to John Paine Cushman, one from Benjamin Tallmadge, Jr., and two from Benjamin Tallmadge, Sr. The first letter requests Cushman's assistance, in his capacity as a delegate to Congress, to advance the interest of Tallmadge Jr.'s friend, a midshipman on the US Ship Washington named Mr. Whipple.
In one letter, Tallmadge Sr. reports social news, and expresses his distaste for another war, referring to the "Spanish patriots in South America."
Tallmadge, Benjamin to J. S. Skinner, 1833 Dec 5
Concerns Tallmadge's Gray Arabian horses in the Dragoons. Photostat.
Tallmadge, Benjamin to John Paine Cushman, 1817 Dec 15
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Writes of family news; comments on Henry Clay's speech re: revolution in Latin America in response to president's message to Congress.
Tallmadge, Benjamin, Jr. to John Paine Cushman, 1817 Oct 17
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Congratulates Cushman on election to Congress and asks him to intercede on behalf of a midshipman on the U.S. Ship Washington named Mr. Whipple seeking promotion.