Thomas Corwin

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Corwin (member, U.S. House of Representatives at this time) responds to questions from Finley following the death of his father-in-law. According to the Pension Law of 1832, any inheritance goes to the widow. If there is no widow, it goes to the children. This places Finley in a "peculiar dilemma" since he has already paid the debts of his father-in-law. Corwin then writes at length about the degradation of the State of Ohio which is in the hands of "the fanatical folly and wickedness of the babblers who now rule the legislature of Ohio." He writes satirically about the Ohio legislature and its puffed up attempts to solve both national and international conflicts. Corwin has a very pessimistic outlook on conditions in the world, and places grave responsibility for its betterment on the shoulders of the preachers of the Gospel. Abstract Number - 859

Abstract Number

859

Publication Date

2-16-1836

City

Washington

Keywords

Ohio History; U.S. History; Pensions; War; Politics; Finley Financial Affairs

Letter from Thomas Corwin to James B. Finley


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