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THB(WASHINGTON IN 1814) “OUR GOVERNMENT IS COMING TO PIECES…” Congressman Elijah Brigham to his wife Sarah in Westborough, Massachuset...
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(WASHINGTON IN 1814) "OUR GOVERNMENT IS COMING TO PIECES…" Congressman Elijah Brigham to his wife Sarah in Westborough, Massachusetts, dated Washington, DC, September 29, 1814. ALS, 2 p., free franked, partially separated fold between two pages and with light toning on cover. Brigham, a Federalist, apprises his wife of the political upheavals taking place in the nation's capitol, one month following the British capture and burning of the capitol, noting that "Our Government is coming to pieces. It is like an Old tub with the last hoops falling off [while] Monroe is Appointed Secretary of War And the Office of the Secretary of State is Vacant, George W. Campbell has resigned and the office of Secretary of the Treasury is vacant [and] The Secretary of the Navy must go out…. I have not seen [President] James Madison [since the sacking and burning of the White House] the saying here is, that both he and his Wife are depressed [because] One of the British Officers took Her Velvet Cushi[o]n from her Sofa before they put fire to the house, and carried it thro' the Street on his Horse and said in the hearing of the Inhabitants that Dolly's Cushin was a charming soft thing." It was Rear Admiral George Cockburn who put one of Dolley's cushions on the saddle of his horse and rode upon it, following the sacking of the White House. Brigham then relates that Congress "is not well accommodated " in its temporary quarters and that it had been invited to relocate to Philadelphia "where every circumstance would be provided for it" and that a 'large Majority of the House would be in favor of removing" to that city. Elijah Brigham (1751-1816) was born in Westboro (now Northboro), Massachusetts on July 7, 1751. He attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1778, then studied law but did not practice, choosing initially to follow mercantile pursuits until becoming a member of the State house of representatives 1791-1793. On 16 December 1792, he married Sarah Ward (1756-1838), daughter of General Artemas Ward (his fellow Congressman and political ally). He continued in public service for the remainder of his life: justice of the court of common pleas 1795-1811; State senate in 1796, 1798, 1801-1805, and 1807-1810; State councilor in 1799, 1800, and 1806; and finally, elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses and serving without interruption, despite poor health, from March 4, 1811 until his death in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 1816 (subsequently interred in the Congressional Cemetery).All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
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