Letter, 1818 Nov. 17, to Daniel Webster.

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Letter, 1818 Nov. 17, to Daniel Webster.

Letter pertaining to the Dartmouth College Case (Trustees of Dartmouth College v. William H. Woodward ).

1 sheet ; 25 x 40 cm. folded to 25 x 20

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SNAC Resource ID: 8214077

New Hampshire Newspaper Project

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The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Dartmouth College Case was held on April 9, 1969, in the Court of Claims, Washington, D.C.; the celebration also commemorated the career of Daniel Webster, the advocate who defended the case before the Supreme Court. During the ceremony Justice Earl Warren, Senator Thomas J. MacIntyre, and Dartmouth College President John Sloan Dickey spoke before an audience of legislators, jurists, historians, and alumni....