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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00096.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1841 |
| Title | Franklin Pierce to H. H. Carroll about President John Tyler's veto of the Bank Bill |
| Date | 16 August 1841 |
| Author | Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) |
| Recipient | Carroll, H. H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses President John Tyler's veto of the Bank Bill. States in part, "Will not our friends rejoice? Will not the enemies of the Constitution dispair? ... Let the young men take from this, fresh encouragement in the darkest and most portentous hour never to dispair of the Republic." Letter is not addressed or signed but the recipient is identified in the seller's description and in GLC00096.01. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Bank of the US Banking Government and Civics Politics President Congress |
| People | Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) Carroll, H. H. (fl. 1841-1843) Tyler, John (1790-1862) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Peirce was a Senator from New Hampshire at this time. Carroll was a former clerk at Pierce's law office and current editor of the Concord (N.H.) Patriot. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Franklin Pierce to H. H. Carroll about coming election and the Bank bill |