Letter : Marchfield, Mass., to [Senator Willie Persons] Mangum, Marchfield, Mass., 1850 May 5.

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Letter : Marchfield, Mass., to [Senator Willie Persons] Mangum, Marchfield, Mass., 1850 May 5.

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Handwritten letter. Webster says he is delayed returning to Washington by weather and the committee should not wait for him. He hopes the report will state how the members stand "on the several questions." Accession information says this deals with Senate debate after Websters March 7, 1850 speech regarding the eventual passage of the Compromise of 1850.

1 p. ; 25 x 18 cm.

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Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Mangum, Willie Person, 1792-1861

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