Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Daniel Webster papers, 1800-1900 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1800-1900 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1824-1852) |
| ID No. | MSS44925 |
| Creator | Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 |
| Extent | 2,500 items |
| Extent | 16 containers |
| Extent | 4 linear feet |
| Extent | 8 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000013 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78044925 |
| Summary | Lawyer, statesman, and diplomat; United States representative from New Hampshire and United States senator from Massachusetts. Correspondence, memoranda, notes and drafts for speeches, legal papers, invitations, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and other papers, chiefly dating from 1824 to 1852. Topics include Webster's law practices and cases heard before the United States Supreme Court, the Bank of the United States, diplomacy, national and state politics, slavery, and the Compromise of 1850. |