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Daniel Webster

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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

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manuscript

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PDF

Language

En-us

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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.

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The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.

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Letter from Daniel Webster concerning the word

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