[Letter] 1825 Feb. 11, Washington City [to] James L. Totton, Trenton TN / David Crockett
author: Crockett, David
date: Februray 11, 1825
extent: 4p
summary: This document is a letter dated February 11, 1825, from David Crockett in Washington D.C. to James L. Totton in Trenton, Tennessee. In the letter, Crockett discussed the rising political status of General Andrew Jackson, who he predicted would soon "receive the rewards of his merit." Crockett also spoke of his proposal for the construction of a new mail route, which would be addressed in a bill at the end of that session of Congress.
Repository: Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Collection: MS-1147
Box: n/a
Folder: n/a
Document: sc022
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Washington City
11 Febry [February] 1825
Dear Sir
I Recd [Received] your polite favour of
13 Jany [January] and purused [perused] it with pleasure and will hasten to answer it these lines leaves me well and I hope will find you in good health we are progressing very Slow with bussiness [business] owing to the great party Spirit that exists here on the great political question tho [though] old hickory is like the dimond in the hill of no vallue [value] until it is Rubed [Rubbed] and pollished So with genl [general] Jackson the harder they Rub him the brighter he Shines the adminestration party has made Several attacks on him and they all opperate [operate] in favour of Jackson we -- have all got entirely eary [eerie] here it is given up from all quarters that I
Page: [2] [jpg image] Can here from that the dye is cast and that Jackson will in a Short time begin to Recieve [Receive] the Reward of his merit I can asure [assure] you that those heads of the Cabenet [Cabinet] begins to treat the Jackson men with the utmost politeness I have the Subject of our vacant land under train and have but litle [little] doubt of obtaining this [added: a] Relinquishment this Session I think in a few weeks you will find that I have been Successful I will gave the earliest information of the fate of the bill I have also -- the male Rout [mail Route] from Troy to Millses [Mills'] Pointe thence to Dresdon before the proper committee and the Chareman [Chairman] of the committee informed me that they had [deleted: com] examened [examined] the case and find it Reasonable tho [though] they have not Reported nor will not until near the
Page: [3] [jpg image] end of the Session then they Report one general Bill for all the new Routs [Routes] in the united Stats [States] thare [there] is no chance of hurrying bussiness [business] here like in the legeslature [legislature] of a State thare is Such a disposition here to Show Eloquence that this will be a long Session and do no good I will not tier [tire] your patience Reading my Scrall you wrote to me to Send you and Esqr [Esquire] white the Tellegraph I went to the office and ordered them you will get them Regular I wish you to write to me often and lenthy tender my best Respects to all friends excuse my Scrall I am in great hast [haste] I Remain with high esteem
your friend & Humbl Servt [Humble Servant]
[Signed] David Crockett
James L Totton
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Washington City
March 1st 1825
D [David] Crockett
Mr James L Totten Esqr
Trenton
Tenn [Tennessee]
