Daniel Webster letters and documents

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{"value"=>"MssCol 3257", "type"=>"local_call"}

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{"value"=>"1823-1941", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1823/1941"}

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{"value"=>"Daniel Webster letters and documents"}

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repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was an American lawyer and statesman. He served as U.S. Representative from New Hampshire and later Massachusetts, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, and U.S. Secretary of State. The collection contains letters written or signed by Webster and a few letters to him, 1823-1851 and undated; Webster’s drafts of political articles for the Washington, D.C. newspaper <span class=\"title\">National Intelligencer</span>, 1823-1850; and financial documents, including signed agreements, a bill of sale for an enslaved man, checks, and notes, 1829-1850. Correspondence concerns political, legal and business matters; many items have been published. Recipients include James A. Hamilton, H.W. Kinsman, Virgil Maxcy, and newspaper publishers Gales & Seaton. Notable content includes an 1850 bill of sale to Webster for William Alexander Johnson, and Webster's 1851 letter to David A. Hall regarding Johnson’s manumission. The collection also contains autograph clippings, as well as facsimiles, transcripts, and other reference material, 1864-1941."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Daniel Webster letters and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection; various gifts and purchases</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan P. Waide</span>, <span class=\"date\">2017</span></p>"}

date_start

1823

keydate

1823

date_end

1941

date_inclusive_start

1823

date_inclusive_end

1941

date_bulk_start

1823

date_bulk_end

1851

extent_statement

.21 linear feet (1 box)

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