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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster, in the Senate of the United States, on the subject of slavery.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.376.01 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1850 Pagination: 1 v. : 19 p. : Height: 21.8 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Accompanied GLC00267.376. Pages 13-32. Removed from previous binding. Discusses slavery in relation to states' entry into the Union.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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