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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:

Nathan Smith letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 805431
Webster Mss 805431
Date(s): 1805-07-31
Abstract

In English.

Nathaniel Adams letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 807359
Webster Mss 807359
Date(s): 1807-06-09
Abstract

In English.

Nathaniel Gilman promissory notes

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 805676
Webster Mss 805676
Date(s): 1805-12-26
Abstract

In English.

Nathaniel Greene Pendleton letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 850221
Webster Mss 850221
Date(s): 1850-03-21
Abstract

In English.

Nathaniel Niles letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 840579.1
Webster Mss 840579.1
Date(s): 1840-10-29
Abstract

In English.

Nathaniel Silsbee letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 828104
Webster Mss 828104
Date(s): 1828-01-04
Abstract

In English.

Nehemiah Eastman letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 829664.2
Webster Mss 829664.2
Date(s): 1829-12-14
Abstract

In English.

New Bedford [Mass.], to Hon. Joseph L. Tillinghast, Providence R.I., Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: 835613
Webster 835613
Date(s): 1835-11-13
Abstract

Asks Tillinghast if his attendance at the court at Providence on Monday is indispensable.

[New York City, NY] to H.W. Kinsman or Mr. Emerson, (Mr. Webster's Office) Boston [MA], Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 828121.2
Webster Mss 828121.2
Date(s): 1828-01-21
Abstract

Daniel Webster to his law partners, regarding the death of his wife that day. Black mourning seal.

[New York City, N.Y.] to H.W. Kinsman or Mr. Emerson, (Mr. Webster's Office) Boston [Mass.], Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: 828121
Webster 828121
Date(s): 1828-01-21
Abstract

Webster writes to his law partners regarding the death of his wife that day.

Newspaper clipping of Daniel Webster's death

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 852575.2
Webster Mss 852575.2
Date(s): 1852-10-25
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clipping from "The Baltimore American" relating to Daniel Webster's illness and death.

Noah Noble letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 837356
Webster Mss 837356
Date(s): 1837-06-06
Abstract

In English.

Noah Worcester letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 830212.1
Webster Mss 830212.1
Date(s): 1830-03-12
Abstract

In English.

Ogden Hoffman letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 841318.1
Webster Mss 841318.1
Date(s): 1841-05-18
Abstract

In English.

On the Goodness of God as Manifested in his Works

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 801900.4
Webster Mss 801900.4
Date(s): 1801
Abstract

Essay; "On the Goodness of God as Manifested in his Works".

Ought the Punishment of Death to be Abolished

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 801900.3
Webster Mss 801900.3
Date(s): 1801
Abstract

Essay; "Ought the Punishment of Death to be Abolished".

Patrick Tracy Jackson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 828161.1
Webster Mss 828161.1
Date(s): 1828-02-11
Abstract

In English.

Peter Thacher letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806601
Webster Mss 806601
Date(s): 1806-11-01
Abstract

In English.

Peter Thacher letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806608
Webster Mss 806608
Date(s): 1806-11-08
Abstract

In English.

Peter Thacher letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806621.1
Webster Mss 806621.1
Date(s): 1806-11-21
Abstract

In English.

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