Address to the people of the United States, 1845.

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Address to the people of the United States, 1845.

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Address on the proposed annexation of Texas delivered at a convention of delegates held at Faneuil Hall in Boston on 29 January 1845. The first seven pages of the manuscript are in Webster's hand, the remainder written by Charles Allen and Willard Phillips, organizers of the convention. Webster did not deliver the speech.

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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...

Phillips, Willard, 1784-1873

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Phillips graduated from Harvard in 1810, was assistant editor of the North American Review, a member of the Massachusetts Legislature (1825-1827), a probate judge for Suffolk County (1839-1847), president of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company (1843-1873). From the description of Letter to Charles Sumner, 16 May 1839. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339781 Willard Phillips received his A.B. from Harvard in 1810. From the description...

Allen, Charles, 1797-1869

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Charles Allen (1797-1877), Worcester County judge and lawyer, was the son of Joseph Allen (1749-1827) and the brother of Samuel Allen (1789-1863). He attended Leicester Academy and studied at Yale College in 1811 and 1812. He served in the Massachusetts state legislature and the U.S. Congress and was an abolitionist and one of the founders of the Free Soil Party. From the description of Papers, 1828-1877. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259098 ...