Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 [House Document 36 on Daniel Webster's Retirement and "Mr. Webster and His Revilers"]

GLC00267.101

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GLC#
GLC00267.101
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1841
Author/Creator
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Title
[House Document 36 on Daniel Webster's Retirement and "Mr. Webster and His Revilers"]
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 v. : 18 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

The first part of this document includes Webster's statement of resignation from Senate, written 10 February 1841. The second part contains an article first published 24 April [1840?] in the Washington, D.C. newspaper The National Intelligencer defending Webster against public attacks on his character. Also includes items printed 2 April [1840?] in the newspaper The New York Express regarding Webster's highly debated opinion on the War of 1812, and an extract from Webster's 22 March 1838 reply to South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun on the topic of war.

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