Letter from Daniel Webster to Isaac P. Davis, 1814 January 6

Collection Name:

Daniel Webster Papers

Title:

Letter from Daniel Webster to Isaac P. Davis, 1814 January 6

Creator:

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2020.055

Object ID:

2020.055

Date:

1814/01/06

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Daniel Webster to Isaac P. Davis dated January 6, 1814. Writing from Washington, DC, where Webster was serving as a United States Representative from New Hampshire, Webster asks Davis to forward the bulk of his letter to the Columbian Centinel or another Federalist newspaper. Webster writes of his opposition to the War of 1812 and President James Monroe and other Democratic-Republicans including James Monroe and John Armstrong. He believes that Monroe is in the war for political gain.

Subjects:

United States--History--War of 1812, Correspondence

Locations:

Washington, DC

People:

Armstrong, John, 1758-1843, Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821, Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Davis, Isaac, 1771-1855, Grundy, Felix, 1777-1840, Madison, James, 1751-1836, Monroe, James, 1758-1831, Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item