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Regarding pension fund and the law providing for Revolutionary War officers and soldiers. Two photocopies.

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Inquires about Congressional committee appointed to investigate the Bank of the United States; discusses the dissatisfaction of the cadets at West Point with the regime and curriculum inaugurated by Maj. Sylvanus Thayer (but without reference to Benjamin Tallmadge's son George Washington Tallmadge); suggests that Congress may act to save the military academy.

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Acknowledges Cushman's letter; family news; is glad Cushman voted against the Pierre Beaumarchais claim; hope the Congress acts favorably on Revolutionary War officers' claims.

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Comments on Commutation Bill; tells of his dislike of the dissipation prevalent in Washington while he was there.

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News of family and friends; Benjamin Tallmadge deplores the excution of Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert Ambrister and hopes that those responsible meet public disapproval.

Scope and Contents Four letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman, which discuss both political and social matters. In one letter, he comments on the Congressional committee appointed to investigate the bank of the United States and expresses his certainty that the committee will discover a system of favoritism there. He also discusses, in detail, his hopes that Congress will investigate the institution at West Point, since he believes it is currently being run by a despot. Elsewhere, he hopes...