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Daniel Webster writes Reverand S. K. Lothrop to question where to find the observation from Mr. Madison that states the reason to keep the word "slavery" from the Constitution, dated Feb. 27, 1850.
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Washington Feb 27, ‘50 My Dear Sir Where shall I find that observation of Mr. Madison, which States the reason for keeping the word “Slavery” out of the Constitution? Give my love to Mary Rackminster, her husband & children. Danl Webster Revd.
Creation Date
2-27-1850
City
Washington, D.C.
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1782-1852
Keywords
Daniel Webster, Reverand S. K. Lothrop, Madison, slavery, word, constitution, 1850, February 27 1850, Mary Rackminster
Resource Identifier
070425-28
Date Digital
April 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Political History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Webster, Daniel, "Letter from Daniel Webster concerning the word "slavery" in Constitution, dated 1850" (1850). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 203.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/203
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