Autograph Letter Signed Washington Dec. 21 1831, to Thomas H. Hubbard

No Binding. Very Good. Quarto, two pages, sheet tanned, upper right hand corner torn away, affecting two words of text, else in good, clean and legible condition. Dr Sir, . Your letter to S. W. Ruggles Esq. has been sent to him, but he is said to be out of business & poor, saying nothing of his utter unwillingness as is alleged, to pay his debts. Your suggestions about the President I believe to be entirely just. He is an honest man, and deserves well of his country. I suppose he is to be rechosen, in effect, by default, and an attempt to bring about an "era of good feelings" is being made. If it could be truly such I should rejoice, but I should view it only as the precursor of a scourge worse than war, pestilence & famine. You shall have the documents as printed. As yet I have recd but one copy of the report of the [Secret]ary of the Treasury. With that document [so] far as relates to the U.S. Bank, I am not well satisfied: in other respects it is generally applauded."