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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02490.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Members of Lincoln's cabinet: 20 letters & docs |
| Title | William Henry Seward to Henry Carey regarding home industry |
| Date | 20 March 1852 |
| Author | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Recipient | Carey, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Carey in Burlington, New Jersey. Thanks him for his recent letter. Mentions that the country is demoralized on the subject of home industry and that the "loco foco corpus," meaning some democratic body or group, cannot be removed by appeals. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Politics Industry Economics American Statesmen |
| People | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) Carey, Henry Charles (1793-1879) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Seward was a senator from New York and later Secretary of State in the cabinets of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 1861-1869. Carey was an American economist and one of the most prominent supporters of the new Republican Party in the 1850s. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |