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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00096.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1841 |
| Title | Franklin Pierce to H. H. Carroll about coming election and the Bank bill |
| Date | August 1841 |
| Author | Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) |
| Recipient | Carroll, H. H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes as a member of the United States Senate from New Hampshire. Discusses the Whig party's chances in the election. "The great Universal Whig Party is undoubtedly smashed -- broken up - Who does not perceive a wise, beneficient overruling Providence in these great events?" States that the Bank bill passed the House by a majority of 31 votes. Believes that President John Tyler will veto the bill. "The clouds of doubt in which everything here has been enveloped are rolling away. - Gentlemen will now show their hands- positions will be re-defined - In a word Tyler will veto the bill." Reports that the cabinet might not agree with the veto and will retire. Hopes an adjournment follows the veto so that he may leave the "dirty miserable City." |
| Subjects | President Washington, D.C. Congress Bank of the US Banking Finance Economics Election Politics Whigs Government and Civics |
| 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 | Franlin Pierce to H. H. Carroll about President John Tyler's veto of the Bank Bill |