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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03845.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Varnum regarding military and political matters, the Quasi-War, the War of 1812, and patronage |
| Title | Levi Pilsberry to Joseph B. Varnum on education, Republicanism and Washington D.C. |
| Date | 10 December 1800 |
| Author | Pilsberry, Levi (fl. 1800) |
| Recipient | Varnum, Joseph B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions visiting Varnum's home in Dracut, Massachusetts, but missing him since Varnum was in Congress at the time. Comments on the importance of education, both religious and civil. Discusses the growing strength of Republicanism, and asserts that the "success of the Christian Religion, depends much on the example and patronage of civil Rules." Inquires about the new city of Washington, D.C. Varnum was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1795-1811. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Congress Education Religion Government and Civics Republican Party Politics Washington, D.C. |
| People | Pilsbury, Levi (1771-1819) Varnum, Joseph Bradley (1751-1821) |
| Place written | Winchendon, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Education; Religion; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |