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Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster, in the Senate of the United States, on the subject of slavery.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.376.01 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1850 Pagination: 1 v. : 19 p. ; 21.8 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Accompanied GLC00267.376. Pages 13-32. Removed from previous binding. Discusses slavery in relation to states' entry into the Union.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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