Samuel Webster Papers, 1810-1857
- Title:
- Samuel Webster Papers, 1810-1857
- Creator:
- Webster, Samuel Cummings, 1817-1883
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1972.012
- Object ID:
- 1972.012
- Date:
- 1810-1857
- Physical Description:
- 1/2 box ; (42 items)
- Scope and Content:
- Plymouth lawyer, Democrat. Papers are chiefly writings, drafts of articles by "A citizen" which appeared in the N.H. Patriot., 1827-1828, after much revision; a toast "to our republican institutions"; article concerning President Adams' "Ebony and Topaz" toast; there are three items concerning elections and the Democratic party, 1810. There is a list of members of the House of Representatives under Republican and Federal party labels, 1830; a political article 1834. There is a debate concerning a large army, 1811 and a pro-slavery argument denouncing the abolitionist society. There are some notes taken from the early town records about the meeting house and the ministry; an account with the Hon. Daniel Webster, 1813; and a page from a journal of Joseph Meloon, 1821. There is an insurance policy with the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co., 1853, and a law suit, 1856-57, with Samuel C. Cummings, merchant, a son.
- Subjects:
- Abolitionists. , Democratic party.
- Locations:
- Plymouth (N.H.)
United States History 1815-1861.
United States History 1783-1809. - Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Collection
- Finding Aid Link:
- RS24896_Webster_Samuel_Papers_1972.012.pdf
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