The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03209.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of correspondence relating to the Blair family, including letters of Roger B. Taney, Jackson, Welles |
| Title | Francis P. Blair to Elizabeth Blair Lee discussing domestic and current affairs |
| Date | 13 January 1845 |
| Author | Blair, Francis P. (1791-1876) |
| Recipient | Lee, Elizabeth Blair |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Is glad to hear of his daughters good health and remarks "I have got to that age now that I begin to live in my children - and of all my children most in you." Notes that "Congress is in a wordy war about Texas" and indicates his expectation that annexation will pass in some form. There is also speculation about what shape President James Polk's cabinet will take. Blair thinks it will be entirely new. Also writes that "The Calhoun & Tylerites are busy in their conspiracies against the Globe but I think they will all fail." Addressed to Mrs. Philip Lee. With William B. Lewis free frank. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Women's History Congress Texas American West Westward Expansion Statehood President Government and Civics Politics Journalism |
| People | Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876) Lee, Elizabeth Blair (1818-1906) Polk, James K. (James Knox) (1795-1849) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Women in American History; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Francis P. Blair was a journalist and politician. As editor of various newspapers, he exerted influence over Jackson, Polk, and Van Buren. He later campaigned for and advised Lincoln. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |