Daniel Webster letter May Be Restricted
Collection
Identifier: Mss 833307
Webster Mss 833307
Description
Four-page letter from Daniel Webster in Boston, Massachusetts to Joel Roberts Poinsett, telling him that modification of the tariff and the law for better collection of revenue have changed "the face of things." Inquires how these laws have effected South Carolina and says the most important question is "Preservation of the Union or its dissolution."
Scope and Contents
Published in Nat'l Edition, Volume 16, p. 672.
Dates
- 1833-05-07
Creator
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 (Author, Person)
- Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 (Recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Conditions Governing Use
Not to be reproduced without express permission of the Trustees of the Pierpoint Morgan Library.
Extent
.01 linear ft. (1 envelope) : Photocopy
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Abstract
In English.
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository