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Abraham Baldwin to Governor Edward Telfair
Image of Abraham Baldwin to Edward Telfair, 17 June 1789, ALS, p. 1. (Courtesy of Duke University Library.)
Abraham Baldwin of Georgia to Edward Telfair, June 17, 1789. Southerners were generally opposed to using imposts to protect American manufactures. In this letter, Baldwin is critical of the Senate's changes in the Impost Act, saying "These protections and commercial regulations will surely lead us a wild dance." (ALS, Telfair Papers, Duke University Library)