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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04309.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of four items relating to the second Bank of the United States |
| Title | John Lovett to Stephen Van Rensselaer expressing opposition to the charter of the Second Bank of the United States |
| Date | 14 March 1815 |
| Author | Lovett, John (1761-1818) |
| Recipient | Van Rensselaer, Stephen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs that the bank bill has passed. Expresses his opposition to charter of second Bank of United States being granted. Talks negatively about the methods used to get the bank bill passed. Remarks, "In these days, I find, it is a very easy thing to become Rich, but I shall die Poor - so be it - I am sickened & disgusted at what I see, & believe; but do not know." Mentions his grandmother, who raised him and told him to "Do right & fear not." Expects that William H. Crawford will be nominated for President by a Republican caucus. Written as member of Congress. Addressed to Major General Renssalaer. With small clipping pasted to left side of first page. |
| Subjects | Banking Bank of the US Finance Law Congress Morality and Ethics Women's History Republican Party President Election Politics |
| People | Lovett, John (1761-1818) Van Rensselaer, Stephen (1764-1839) Crawford, William Harris (1772-1834) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Lovett was a United States Representative from New York. Renssalaer served in the New York state assembly and senate. He was a major general in the state militia during the War of 1812. Crawford was a Senator from Georgia and was later appointed Secretary of War by President James Madison in August 1815. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |