Thomas Walker Gilmer, Richmond, Virginia, to "Gentlemen," S.D. Morgan, N. Cammen, and J. Shelby, 1840

Containers:
Box 4, Folder 4
Scope and content:

Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Convention in Nashville by the "friends of 'retrenchment and reform';" discusses the upcoming presidential election and the dangers of a strong executive; notes the necessity of individuals to uphold their constitutional rights in order to preserve the Union; warns of the danger of the states losing their power to serve as checks on the Federal government. 4 pp. Df.

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