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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1782 - 1852

Biography

Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1872 in Salisbury, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1801, after which he began the study of law under Thomas W. Thompson and Christopher Gore. In 1805, he opened a law practice in Boscawen, New Hampshire where he stayed until 1807. As a result of his opposition to the War of 1812, Webster was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1813, where he served until 1817. In 1816, he moved to Boston. He was later elected to the United States House of Representatives (1823-1827) and the U.S. Senate (1827-1841 and 1845-1850). As a senator, he was a spokesman for American nationalism whose powerful oratory made him a key Whig leader. He spoke for conservatives and led the opposition to Democrat Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party, firmly challenging Jackson's policies in the Bank War. From 1841 to 1843 and 1850 to 1852, Webster served as the United States Secretary of State. As a diplomat, he is best known for negotiating the Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842 with Great Britain, which established the Canada–United States border east of the Rocky Mountains. Webster was highly regarded as a lawyer, having shaped several US Supreme Court cases that established important constitutional precedents and bolstered the authority of the federal government. One of the cases he argued was the Dartmouth College case in 1819. Webster died October 24, 1852.

Found in 2103 Collections and/or Records:

Lewis Charles Levin letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 851229
Webster Mss 851229
Date(s): 1851-03-29
Abstract

In English.

Lewis Condict letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 843371
Webster Mss 843371
Date(s): 1843-06-21
Abstract

In English.

L.H. Morgan letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 850211
Webster Mss 850211
Date(s): 1850-03-11
Abstract

In English.

Lorenzo Sabine letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 852459.1
Webster Mss 852459.1
Date(s): 1852-08-09
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lorenzo Sabine in Framingham to Daniel Webster in Washington, telling him that he will meet Webster to discuss the question of fisheries if possible. Includes letter dated April 18, 1855 to William Kilby, Gastpae.

L.R.P. Stockton letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 850212.1
Webster Mss 850212.1
Date(s): 1850-03-12
Scope and Contents

Letter from L.R.P. Stockton in Rochester, New York to Daniel Webster in Washington, requesting a copy of Webster's March 7 Senate speech when it is published on behalf of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Association.

Luther Bradish letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 851455.1
Webster Mss 851455.1
Date(s): 1851-08-05
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from Luther Bradish in New York to Daniel Webster, asking if Webster has decided to address the New York Historical Society at its anniversary celebration. Includes portrait of Luther Bradish.

M. Blood letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806275
Webster Mss 806275
Date(s): 1806-04-25
Abstract

In English.

Many inventors letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 832371
Webster Mss 832371
Date(s): 1832-06-21
Abstract

In English.

Marie Joseph Paul Roche Ives Gilbert de Motier, Marquis de Lafayette letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 825940.1
Webster Mss 825940.1
Date(s): 1825
Abstract

In English.

Marshfield [Mass.], Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 840430.1
Webster Mss 840430.1
Date(s): 1840-07-30
Abstract

Regrets he cannot attend a meeting in Vermont on the 15th of August.

Marshfield, [Massachusetts] to Hon. Mr.[Thomas] Ewing , Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 849302
Webster Mss 849302
Date(s): 1849-05-02
Abstract

Briefly discusses MA political situation and Fearing's relations with the Whigs.

[Marshfield] to Richard M. Blatchford [New York], Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 851554.1
Webster Mss 851554.1
Date(s): 1851-10-04
Abstract

Writes of the weather.

Mary Ann Webster letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 828108.1
Webster Mss 828108.1
Date(s): 1828-01-08
Abstract

In English.

Mary Keenan collection on Daniel Webster

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1427
Webster Ms-1427
Date(s): 1830 to 1852
Content Description

The Mary Keenan collection on Daniel Webster contains documents and images related to Daniel Webster, including original Senate Bill for French Spoliation claims, small gathering of galleys of Webster's correspondence, a printed poem "A glance at Marshfield", two deeds, printed images of Webster, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as well as a contemporary clipping regarding one of Webster's speeches.

Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 851523
Webster Mss 851523
Date(s): 1851-09-23
Abstract

In English.

Massabesick Canal Corporation stock certificate

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 835672.1
Webster Mss 835672.1
Date(s): 1835-12-22
Scope and Contents

Stock certificate from the Massabesick Canal Corporation to John Folsom, signed by Daniel Webster.

Meredith Poindexter Gentry letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 848263
Webster Mss 848263
Date(s): 1848-04-13
Abstract

In English.

Michael L. Ritts letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 850215.2
Webster Mss 850215.2
Date(s): 1850-03-15
Abstract

In English.

Millard Fillmore letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 851454.1
Mss 851454.1
Date(s): 1851-08-04
Abstract

In English.

Millard Fillmore letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 851306
Webster Mss 851306
Date(s): 1851-05-06
Scope and Contents

Letter from Millard Fillmore to the Secretary of State, informing Webster when he will be available to see him that day.

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