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1817

Folder 39

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Identifier: Folder 39
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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."

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1776-1856

Tallmadge, Benjamin to John Paine Cushman, 1817 Dec 15

Folder 39

 Item — Folder: 39
Identifier: Folder 39
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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.

Dates: 1817 Dec 15

Tallmadge, Benjamin, Jr. to John Paine Cushman, 1817 Oct 17

Folder 39

 Item — Folder: 39
Identifier: Folder 39
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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.

Dates: 1817 Oct 17

Tallmadge, Benjamin to J. S. Skinner, 1833 Dec 5

 Item — Folder: 39
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Concerns Tallmadge's Gray Arabian horses in the Dragoons. Photostat.

Dates: 1833 Dec 5