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Boston (Mass.). Webster Meetings, July, 1852. The proceedings of two meetings, held in Boston, on the 7th & 14th July, to protest against the nomination of Gen. Scott, for the Presidency, and to recommend Hon. Daniel Webster for that office.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.193 Author/Creator: Boston (Mass.). Webster Meetings, July, 1852. Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1852 Pagination: 1 v. : 24 p. ; 20.9 x 13.7 cm. Order a Copy

Printed by Prentiss & Sawyer. Henry Williams (possibly the former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts) served as chairman of the proceedings. May have previously been bound in a larger volume.

Williams, Henry, 1805-1887
Boston (Mass.). Webster Meetings, July, 1852
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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