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Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Correspondence between Mr. Webster and his New Hampshire neighbors

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.377 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1850 Pagination: 1 v. : 10 p. ; 22.2 x 14.3 cm. Order a Copy

Published by Gideon & Co., Printers. Cover page is signed: "to S.B. Little, Esq., from C. P. Smith, Washington, D.C." Contains a letter of approbation from Webster's supporters in New Hampshire regarding his popular role as a defender of the Constitution. Includes Webster's reply.

Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire and served as a New Hampshire Representative from 1813-1816.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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