Letter, 1842 April 1, to Seth Sweetser.

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Letter, 1842 April 1, to Seth Sweetser.

Brief letter acknowledging a letter from Sweetser, American consul in Guayaquil, Ecuador, indicating that the construction of a lighthouse on the island of Santa Clara will be publicized in the United States.

1 sheet ; 32 x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8212142

New Hampshire Newspaper Project

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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...

Sweetser, Seth, 1807-1878

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Seth Sweetser (1807-1878) was born in Newburyport, Mass. He graduated from Harvard College in 1827 and became a minister after three years of study at the Andover Theological Seminary. In 1838 he was installed as minister of the Central Church in Worcester, Mass. Among his accomplishments, Sweetser was President of the Theological Seminary and Phillips Academy at Andover, trustee of Leicester Academy, President of the American Education Society, member of the Board of Commissioners for Foreign M...