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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to Charles B. Haddock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06641.02 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 October 1826 Pagination: 6 p. : address : free frank Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Replies to a previous inquiry from Haddock, his nephew, regarding the first settlers of New Hampshire. States that Nathaniel Adams' 1825 book, 'The Annals of Portsmouth', adds little to general knowledge on the history of New Hampshire. Offers his opinion on how religion and politics shaped the history of New England.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Haddock, Charles Bricket, 1796-1861

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