Letter from Mathew Carey to William Beverly Randolph, Esq.

Letter from Mathew Carey to William Beverly Randolph, Esq.

Carey, Matthew, 1760-1839

Economics

Legislation.

1820s

Randolph, W. B., esq.

The Letter from Mathew Carey to W. B. Randolph, Esq., 1826, contains one letter that discusses Mathew Carey’s stance on immigration policy. Not included in the collection are the thoughts and policies of the letter recipient, W. B. Randolph, or the current policies of the United States at the time of the letter.

Mathew Carey (January 28, 1760 – September 16, 1839) was an Irish-born American publisher and economist. He lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his career in the bookselling and printing business in 1775 in Dublin, printing pamphlets that criticized dueling, the Irish penal code, the Irish Parliament, and the Protestant Ascendancy until he was forced to flee Ireland and land in Paris, France as a political refugee where he attracted the attention of Benjamin Franklin. Eventually, he made his way to America and used money that Benjamin Franklin gave him to set up a new publishing business and a bookshop. He founded The Pennsylvania Herald (1785), Columbian Magazine (1786), and The American Museum. Upon arriving in America, Carey quickly developed political connections and one of his most important supporters was John Adams. He supported the development and maintenance of American naval strength, was an advocate for tariffs, and defended economic protectionism.

Mathew Carey, 1760-1839

Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections

1826-04-11

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English

letter, correspondence

SC-000153

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April 11, 1826

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Letter from Mathew Carey to William Beverly Randolph, Esq., 1826-04-11, SC-000153, Hampden-Sydney College Archives and Special Collections, Hampden-Sydney, VA

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