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Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) Letter
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
A&M 0018
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1842
Letter from 1842 authored by Peter G. Van Winkle (1808-1872) regarding business and political matters. Van Winkle was a Parkersburg attorney, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851, member of the Second Wheeling Convention of 1861, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1861-1862, legislator from Wood County in 1863, U.S. Senator from 1863-1869, and participant in West Virginia railroad and business enterprises. Contains original manuscript and typescript copy of a letter from Van Winkle, Parkersburg, to Charles P. Bailey, dated April 12, 1842, describing his opinions on imports and foreign debt, a tariff on foreign imports, a proposed national bank, internal improvements, and other subjects of political importance in the early forties.
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Economics
Politics and government.
Politicians -- United States
West Virginia -- Politics and government
United States -- Politics and government
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
United States. Congress. Senate