Daniel Webster letter

Webster Mss 834660.1

Collection

Identifier: Mss 834660.1

Description

Letter from Daniels Webster Webster's defense against charges in the New York and Albany newspapers of fraudulently receiving payment in connection with French spoliations prior to 1800. Webster declares that the statements are entirely false. Webster drafted the letter in the third person since it was to be a signed statement by James H. Causten. Attached to the letter is a note by Causten as well as a note by Henry Willis Kinsman, Webster's legal partner.

Dates

1834-12-10

Creator

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 (Author, Person)

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