Daniel Webster at Phillips Exeter: Historical New Hampshire by Elmer Munson Hunt.

Title:

Daniel Webster at Phillips Exeter: Historical New Hampshire by Elmer Munson Hunt.

Author:

Hunt, Elmer Munson,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1946.

Physical Description:

p.1-8 : illustrations.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1946 Vol.2 (April 1946) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

The article discusses U.S. politician and Secretary of State Daniel Webster's education at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. It comments on the career of his father, Ebenezer Webster, a farmer and veteran of the American Revolutionary War. The author reflects on Daniel Webster's time boarding at the Exeter house of Squire Ebenezer Clifford and his relationship with Phillips Exeter principal Benjamin Abbot. The article also notes the backgrounds of other students and discusses Webster's instructors Nicholas Emery and Joseph Buckminster.

Subjects:

New Hampshire 1775-1865. History , Politicians. , Education.

Locations:

Exeter (N.H.).

People:

Webster, Daniel 1782-1852. , Webster, Ebenezer. , Abbot, Benjamin. , Emery, Nicholas. , Buckminster, Joseph.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
Phillips Exeter Academy.

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