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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Speech of Hon. Daniel Webster, on Mr. Clay's resolutions, in the Senate of the United States, March 7, 1850.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.375 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1850 Pagination: 1 v. : 64 p. : Height: 23.8 cm, Width: 14.9 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Gideon & Co. Original yellow wrapper. First pages uncut. Discusses slavery in the United States, pertaining to the Compromise of 1850.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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