Daniel Webster Letter
Scope and Contents
A letter from Daniel Webster to John Haven in which Webster notes that he is enclosing a letter from Peleg Sprague. He advises Haven if he has a case like that mentioned by Sprague he should put it in Sprague's hands. The letter from Sprague to Haven, dated March 21, 1833, and also included, concerns a claim for cargo confiscated in 1811 from the ship Admittance. The ship Horace is also mentioned in Sprague's letter.
Dates
- 1833
Creator
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 (Person)
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Extent
2 pages (20 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A letter from Daniel Webster to John Haven in which Webster notes that he is enclosing a letter from Peleg Sprague. He advises Haven if he has a case like that mentioned by Sprague he should put it in Sprague's hands. The letter from Sprague to Haven, dated March 21, 1833, and also included, concerns a claim for cargo confiscated in 1811 from the ship Admittance. The ship Horace is also mentioned in Sprague's letter.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Maury A. Bromsen Associates, Boston, Mass. in April 1967.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Admittance (Ship)
- Cargo theft Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Haven, John, 1766-1845
- Horace (Ship)
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Sprague, Peleg, 1793-1880
- Title
- Guide to the Daniel Webster Letter
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
