Daniel Webster Collection, 1841-1843

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Biography
Scope and Content
Cataloging Entries
Series Description
Container List


Creator: Daniel Webster
Title: Collection, 1841-1843
Identification: MWalB00005
Quantity: 5 linear ft.
Repository: Brandeis University Libraries

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Biography

Daniel Webster was born in 1782 in Salisbury, New Hampshire to Ebenezer and Abigail Webster. Ebenezer, a farmer, strongly encouraged his son to pursue an education so that he would not have to endure the hardships of living as a farmer. With his father’s encouragement and sacrifice, Webster attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1801.

After Dartmouth, Webster studied law, first with Thomas W. Thompson in Salisbury, New Hampshire and then under Christopher Gore in Boston, Massachusetts. After passing the bar in 1805, Webster returned to his hometown of Boscawen, New Hampshire and practiced law until his father’s death in 1806. Webster then practiced law in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and became very involved in the Federalist Party. In 1807 he was elected as a Representative for the State of New Hampshire and he served in that position until 1916. During that time, Webster also argued cases before the Supreme Court. In the course of his career, Webster argued over 170 cases before the Supreme Court, an unparalleled number.

In 1816, Webster moved to Boston and started a law practice. He continued to argue cases before the Supreme Court, as well as the local courts in Massachusetts. During this time he argued one of his most famous cases, the Dartmouth College case in 1819. Webster argued for the college trustees against the State of New Hampshire, to keep the college a private rather than public entity. The Supreme Court’s decision in favor of Dartmouth College is historically important because it limits the control of state governments over corporate charters.

Webster was elected representative for Massachusetts in 1822 and served in that role until 1827 when he was elected as a Senator for Massachusetts. Webster became an important member of the Senate and is known for several famous orations. In addition, Webster left a more physical legacy in the Senate Chambers-- Webster’s desk is unique among the desks in the Senate Chambers to this day because he refused to let his desk be modified along with the others in the 1830s.

After serving in the Senate for 15 years and an unsuccessful campaign for the presidency in 1836, Webster was appointed Secretary of State by President Harrison in 1841. He continued as Secretary with Harrison’s successor, Tyler, until 1843. While Secretary of State, Webster’s greatest accomplishment is the Webster- Ashburton Treaty of 1842 that established the definitive border between the United States and Canada between Maine and New Brunswick and in the Great Lakes area. Webster was again elected to the Senate in 1845. He resigned in 1850 to be Secretary of State again, for Fillmore, until his death in 1852.

Webster married his first wife, Grace, in 1810 and they had five children: Daniel Fletcher, Grace Fletcher, Julia, Charles and Edward. Grace died in 1828 and Webster married his second wife, Caroline, in 1929. Of his five children, only Daniel Fletcher outlived his father but was killed in 1862 in the Second Battle of Bull Run. Daniel Webster died October 24, 1852.

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Scope and Content

The Daniel Webster collection contains 5 linear feet of manuscript material and is dominated by correspondence received during his appointment as Secretary of State under Presidents Harrison and Tyler from 1841 to 1843. The collection also contains some legal and financial documents.

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Cataloging Entries

The following catalog entries provide controlled subject access to the collection. All these entries are searchable in the Brandeis University libraries' on-line catalog LOUIS to find materials of related interest.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852--Correspondence.
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.

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Series Description

Series I.
Correspondence
1827-1852
908 folders
This series consists largely of letters written to Webster during his first appointment as Secretary of State, from 1840 to 1843. Thirty four letters written by Daniel Webster include letters written to Peter Isaac Davis, Peter Harvey and John Taylor. A few of the letters are written to family members: Caroline, Edward and Fletcher. The series is contained in boxes numbered 1 to 8. Letters written by Daniel Webster are contained in box number eight.
Series II.
Miscellaneous
1718-1892
226 folders
This series contains a variety of different items, including correspondence and documents related to the Supreme Court case of Crowell Hatch vs. Charles W. Green, deeds and other financial documents, Daniel Webster’s wine list, and Julia Webster’s early recollections of Daniel Webster. This series is contained in box number nine.

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Container List

Correspondence
folder I.1.1 Richardson, J. to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for James A. Simpson, October 31, 1827
folder I.1.1 Richardson, J. to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for James A. Simpson; October 31, 1827
folder I.1.2 King, James Gore, 1791-1853, to Daniel Webster; Concerns Samuel B. Ruggles, Enclosed is a letter from Henry J. Ruggles dated July 31, 1840; July 30, 1840
folder I.1.3 Morey, Masa, et al. to Daniel Webster; Concerns the acquisition of a pew; April 10, 1840
folder I.1.4 Smith, Elihu to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for his son as a clerk; November 7, 1840
folder I.1.5 Wheaton, Henry, 1785-1848 to Daniel Webster; Concerns the retainment of his current position in Prussia; November 25, 1840
folder I.1.6 Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866 to Daniel Webster; November 26, 1840
folder I.1.7 Crawford, William, et al. to Daniel Webster; Concerns the retention of Benjamin Patterson as marshall of the northern district of Alabama; November 27, 1840
folder I.1.8 Phillips, Willard, 1784-1873, et al to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas P. Jones as commissioner of Patents; December 14, 1840
folder I.1.9 Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866 to Daniel Webster; December 25, 1840
folder I.1.10 Story, William; Recommendation for Augustus Story for an unspecified office; December 30, 1840
folder I.1.11 Arnold, Thomas Dickens, 1798-1870, et al to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Robert Hynds as District Attorney to the eastern district of Tennessee; 1841
folder I.1.12 Bloodgood, Simeon DeWitt, 1799-1866 to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for W. Benson as bearer of dispatches; 1842
folder I.1.13 Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859 to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Charles Russell as Marshall of the district of Boston; 1841
folder I.1.14 White, Stephen to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John O. Charles as librarian to Congress; January 7, 1841
folder I.1.15 Bond, William Key, d.1864, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for William H. Creighton as bearer of dispatches; January 12, 1841
folder I.1.16 Phillips, Willard, 1784-1873, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas P. Jones as commissioner of Patents; January 15, 1841
folder I.1.17 Garnsey, Daniel Green, 1779-1851, to Daniel Webster; Concerns the appointment of governor to Iowa; January 16, 1841
folder I.1.18 Kinnicutt, Thomas, 1800-1858, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Charles Russell as marshall of the district of Massachusetts; January 19, 1841
folder I.1.19 Anthony, David, et al, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas P. Jones as commissioner of Patents; January 20, 1841
folder I.1.20 Grant, Jas; January 23, 1841
folder I.1.21 Benson, Sam Page, 1804-1876, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John D. Kinsman for the office of marshall of Maine; January 26, 1841
folder I.1.22 Betts, Samuel Rossiter, 1776-1868, to Daniel Webster; Introduction of Henry W. Elliot; January 27, 1841
folder I.1.23 Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Alfred W. Pike for any office which he would be willing to take; January 28, 1841
folder I.1.24 Davies, Charles Stewart, 1788-1865, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. John D. Kinsman for the office of marshall of Maine; January 30, 1841
folder I.1.25 Chadbourne, S. B, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. J.D. Kinsman for the office of marshall of Maine; January 30, 1841
folder I.1.26 Peabody, Francis, b.1793, et al, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas P. Jones as commissioner of Patents; February 1, 1841
folder I.1.27 Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869, to Daniel Webster; Recommendations for Joel Eastman as District Attorney of New Hampshire, Mr. Davies as District Attorney of Maine and Mr. Greene to remain in his present position as Postmaster of Boston; February 3, 1841
folder I.1.28 Hanna, Robert, 1786-1858, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of the Iowa Territory; February 4, 1841
folder I.1.29 Loring, Charles Greely, 1794-1867, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Mr. Parsons as U.S. Judge of Massachusetts; February 5, 1841
folder I.1.30 Dunn, George Hedford, 1794-1854, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of Iowa; February 6, 1841
folder I.1.31 Garland, Rice, 1795-1861, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for B. Peyton as District Attorney of New Orleans; February 6, 1841
folder I.1.32 Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Robert Walsh as consulate of Paris; February 6, 1841
folder I.1.33 Dawson, William Crosby, 1798-1856, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. William Wyatt as Governor of Florida; February 7, 1841
folder I.1.34 Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Capt. Richard Sill for a consul with a warm climate because of his poor health; February 7, 1841
folder I.1.35 Stapp, Milton, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of Iowa; February 8, 1841
folder I.1.36 Train, Enoch, 1801-1868, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for James Flint as consul at Buenos Aires; February 8, 1841
folder I.1.37 Bates, William Gelston, 1803-1880, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Samuel H. Walley as marshall of Bates' District; February 9, 1841
folder I.1.38 Atwood, Moses G., to Daniel Webster; Letter concerning Whig political power in Atwood's State; February 10, 1841
folder I.1.39 Hale, David, 1791-1849, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for the appointment of W. B. Taylor to the State Department as a dispatch agent; February 10, 1841
folder I.1.40 Noble, Noah, 1794-1844, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of Iowa; February 10, 1841
folder I.1.41 Ogden, David Bayard, 1775-1849, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Samuel M. Ogden as District Attorney of the southern district of Alabama; February 10, 1841
folder I.1.42 Blake, Josiah W, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for George W. Blake as consulate for Buenos Aires; February 11, 1841
folder I.1.43 Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Samuel H. Walley as marshall of the district of Boston(?); February 11, 1841
folder I.1.44 Spencer, John Canfield, 1788-1855, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John A. Tardy as consul at Havre; February 11, 1841
folder I.1.45 Stowe, William L., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for the appoinment of William B. Taylor to the State Department as a dispatch agent; February 11, 1841
folder I.1.46 Ward, R. R., to Daniel Webster; Application for marshall of the southern district of New York; February 11, 1841
folder I.1.47 Anguera, Paul, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of consulate at Barcelona; February 12, 1841
folder I.1.48 Bradish, Luther, 1783-1863, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Charles Robinson as U.S. marshall of the northern district of New York; February 12, 1841
folder I.1.49 Sheet, Wm., jr., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of the Territory of Iowa; February 12, 1841
folder I.1.50 Heister, William, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister as bearer of dispatches; February 13, 1841
folder I.1.51 Dexter, Franklin, 1793-1857, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Daniel Parkman as marshall of Boston(?); February 13, 1841
folder I.1.52 Bradish, Luther, 1783-1863, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John A. Tardy as consulate at Havre; February 15, 1841
folder I.1.53 Mason, Jeremiah, 1768-1848, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. Upham(?) for a U.S. office; February 15, 1841
folder I.1.54 Spalding, J., to Daniel Webster; Introduction of Gen. William H. Russell; February 15, 1841
folder I.1.55 Fessenden, Samuel, 1784-1869 and Deblois, Thomas Amory, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John D. Kinsman as marshall of Maine; February 16, 1841
folder I.1.56 Gryrz, H., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. William H. Russell for an office; February 16, 1841
folder I.1.57 Hull, G., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Charles Russell as marshall of Boston(?); February 16, 1841
folder I.1.58 Longfellow, Samuel, 1819-1892, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John D. Kinsman as marshall of Maine; February 16, 1841
folder I.1.59 Perkins, Cyrus, 1778-1849, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for J. L. James as marshall of Illinois; February 16, 1841
folder I.1.60 Crabb, William A., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister for bearer of dispatches; February 17, 1841
folder I.1.61 Duval, William Pope, 1784-1854, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of Governor of Florida with objections to the appointment of Governor Robert Raymond Reid; February 17, 1841
folder I.1.62 Frelinghuysen, Theodore, 1787-1862, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for A. Whitehead as District Attorney of the northern New Jersey district; February 17, 1841
folder I.1.63 Ketchum, Hiram, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Mr. S. Gilfern(?) as dispatch agent; February 17, 1841
folder I.1.64 Penrose, Charles Bingham, 1798-1857, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister as bearer of dispatches; February 17, 1841
folder I.1.65 Sullivan, Charles C., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister as bearer of dispatches; February 17, 1841
folder I.1.66 Gilmore, Jos, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister as bearer of dispatches; February 18, 1841
folder I.1.67 Greely, P., jr., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. John D. Kinsman as marshall of Maine; February 18, 1841
folder I.1.68 Sterrett, Joseph M., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister as bearer of dispatches; February 18, 1841
folder I.1.69 Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. John D. Kinsman as marshall of Maine; February 19, 1841
folder I.1.70 Fuller, Henry N., to Daniel Webster; Encouraging the appointment of Charles Russell as marshall of Fuller's District; February 19, 1841
folder I.1.71 Paine, Robert Treat, to Daniel Webster; Application for Secretary of Legation in Vienna, Paris, Berlin, St.Petersburg, London or Madrid; February 19, 1841
folder I.1.72 Storrs, William Lucius, 1795-1861, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for G. S. Hubbard as marshall of Illinois; Also includes a list of applicants for this position; February 19, 1841
folder I.1.73 Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Francis Randall as U.S. District Attorney for Wisconsin; February 19, 1841
folder I.1.74 Chase, Salmon Portland, 1808-1873, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Andrew Patterson as marshall of the southern district of Mississippi; February 20, 1841
folder I.1.75 Davis, John, 1787-1854, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Judge Warren for a seat on the District Court; February 20, 1841
folder I.1.76 Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for George W. Cooley as District Attorney of Maine; February 20, 1841
folder I.1.77 James, Josiah L., to Daniel Webster; Application for marshall of the district of Illinois; February 21, 1841
folder I.1.78 Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John L. Green for a seat on the bench of the Supreme Court of the Iowa Territory; February 22, 1841
folder I.1.79 Dumont, John T. P., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Ruggles as commissioner of Patents; February 22, 1841
folder I.1.80 Marsh, Charles, 1765-1849, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Judge Trentifs as U.S. Judge of Vermont; February 22, 1841
folder I.1.81 Otis, John, 1801-1856, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. John T. P. Dumont as bearer of dispatches; February 22, 1841
folder I.1.82 Scott, John, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Charles Bogy as marshall of the Territory of Iowa; February 22, 1841
folder I.1.83 Wilson, John Leighton, 1809-1886, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. James H. Birch for an unspecified office; February 22, 1841
folder I.1.84 Blunt, N. Bowditch, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Brantz Mayer as Secretary of Legation to the Court of Vienna; February 23, 1841
folder I.1.85 Smith, Francis J., to Daniel Webster; Objection to the present marshall of Maine; February 23, 1841
folder I.1.86 Sprigg, Samuel, ca.1782-1855, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Mordecai Garnell as marshall of the western district of Virginia; February 23, 1841
folder I.1.87 Taliaferro, John, 1768-1852, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Mr. Thomson for minister of Mexico; February 23, 1841
folder I.1.88 Kent, Edward, 1802-1877, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Captain Joseph W. Hale as consulate of Havre; February 24, 1841
folder I.1.89 Lane, Henry Smith, 1811-1881, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for 5 people for 4 different offices; February 24, 1841
folder I.1.90 Hubbard, Gurdon Saltonstall, 1802-1886, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of marshall of Illinois; February 25, 1841
folder I.1.91 Hubbard, Samuel Dickenson, 1799-1855 and Scudder, Charles to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Gurdon S. Coit as dispatch agent for New York; February 25, 1841
folder I.1.92 Munroe, Isaac, 1785-1859, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Brantz Mayer for employment abroad; February 25, 1841
folder I.1.93 Sprague, Peleg, 1793-1880, to Daniel Webster; Application for U.S. Judge of Massachusetts; February 25, 1841
folder I.1.94 Allen, Beverley, 1800-1845, to Daniel Webster; Concerning political appointments; February 26, 1841
folder I.1.95 Cist, Charles, 1792-1868, to Daniel Webster; Application for superintendent of the Census; February 26, 1841
folder I.1.96 Reed, William Bradford, 1806-1876, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Ralph Pomeroy as marshall of Reed's District; February 26, 1841
folder I.1.97 Sprague, Peleg, 1793-1880, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for S. W. Robinson as District Attorney of Maine; February 26, 1841
folder I.1.98 Tuck, Will H., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Bozman as Secretary of Legation to one of the Courts of Europe; February 26, 1841
folder I.1.99 Green, William, 1806-1880, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for W. B. Haughton as Governor of Wisconsin; February 27, 1841
folder I.1.100 Hale, J. Webster, to Daniel Webster; Application for dispatch agent for New York; February 27, 1841
folder I.1.101 Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. Robert E. Griffith as consul at Marseilles; February 28, 1841
folder I.1.102 Thomas, Richard, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for J. B. Herr as Secretary of Legation to the Court of Saint James; February 28, 1841
folder I.1.103 Preston, William Campbell, 1794-1860, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Andrew R. Govan as marshall of northern Mississippi; February, 1841
folder I.1.104 Thompson, Rev., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of Iowa; February, 1841
folder I.2.1 Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856, et al, to Daniel Webster; Recommendations for Dr. Ambrose Baber as charge d'affaires at the Court of Sardinia and Col. James S. Calhoun as U.S. consul at Havana; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.2 Birckhead, Hugh, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Brantz Mayer as Secretary of Legation of Austria; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.3 Banks, W., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister as bearer of dispatches to Europe; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.4 Crawford, William, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Samuel T. Brown as attorney of the District Court of southern Alabama; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.5 King, James Gore, 1791-1853, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for James Haegerty as Liverpool consulate; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.6 Miner, Charles, 1780-1865, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position as Governor of Iowa; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.7 Lane, Henry Smith, 1811-1881 and Reeder, J., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of Iowa; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.8 Little, Josiah S., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. John T. P. Dumont as bearer of dispatches to one of the Courts of Europe; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.9 Smith, Marcus, 1829-1874, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for A. D. Coombs as charge d'affaires of Texas; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.10 Taylor, William B., to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of dispatch agent; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.11 Thomas, James, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Boyman Kerr as Secretary of Legation to Europe; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.12 Washington, Thomas, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Hardin T. Bortick as marshall of middle Tennessee; March 1, 1841
folder I.2.13 Vose, Richard Hampton, 1803-1864, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. John T. P. Dumont as bearer of foreign dispatches; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.14 Eastman, Arthur MacArthur, 1810-1877, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of auditor of the Department of State; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.15 Hall, D. A., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Jacob A. Bender as warden of the Penitentiary in Washington; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.16 Healey, Mark, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Mr. Sibley as marshall of the district of Massachusetts with notation of Franklin Haven; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.17 Kent, Edward, 1802-1877, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. John T. P. Dumont as bearer of dispatches; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.18 Kent, George, 1796-1884, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of Secretary of Legation; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.19 Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1849, to Daniel Webster; Recommending that John Randolph Clay remain in his position as charge d'affaires in Vienna; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.20 Perkins, Cyrus, 1778-1849, to Daniel Webster; Application for the postion of consulate at Bordeaux; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.21 Rayner, Kenneth, 1810-1884, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Daniel Jennifer to represent the U.S. at the Court of Austria; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.22 Spelman, James R., et al, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of dispatch agent of the Department of State; March 2, 1841
folder I.2.23 Sprigg, Samuel, ca.1782-1855, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for M. Yarnell as marshall of the western district of Virginia; March 3, 1841
folder I.2.24 Dawson, William Crosby, 1798-1856, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Gen. Waddy Thompson for a mission to Mexico; March 3, 1841
folder I.2.25 Mangum, William Person, 1792-1861, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for H. B. Bostick as marshall of the middle district of Tennessee; March 3, 1841
folder I.2.26 Dumont, John T. P., to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of bearer of dispatches to one of the European Courts; March 3, 1841
folder I.2.27 Frelinghuysen, Theodore, 1787-1862, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for C. J. McCurdy(?) for a diplomatic situation in the south of Europe; March 3, 1841
folder I.2.28 Pratt, William Wylls, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of dispatch agent of New York City; March 3, 1841
folder I.2.29 Rud, William B., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas Conrad as marshall of the western district of Pennsylvania; March 3, 1841
folder I.2.30 Vesin, Charles, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Arnold Halbach as consulate to the Grand Duchy of Baden; March 3, 1841
folder I.2.31 Adams, Thomas, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Gurdon S. Coit for an unspecified office; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.32 Bradish, Luther, 1783-1863, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Clark Robinson for the office of marshall of the northern district of New York; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.33 Casey, Zadok, 1796-1862, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for William Prentress as marshall of Illinois; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.34 Crocker, Charles, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of bearer of dispatches to Europe; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.35 Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for three appointments and the removal of the Chief Justice and Associate Judges of Wisconsin. Also: extracts from the laws regulating the tenure of Wisconsin's Judges and the printed opinion of Attorney General Felix Grundy on this subject; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.36 Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for some unnamed person for a clerkship in the Department of State; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.37 Holmes, John, 1773-1843, to Daniel Webster; Application for some position at the Northeast Boundary; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.38 Kidder, David, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of bearer of dispatches; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.39 Miner, Charles, 1780-1865, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of Governor of the Territory of Iowa; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.40 Moore, John, et al, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for George M. Graham as Secretary of Legation to France; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.41 Pearson, John James, 1800-1888, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister as bearer of dispatches; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.42 Phelps, Samuel J., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Pettes as marshall of the State of Vermont; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.43 Rayner, Kenneth, 1810-1884, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for General Waddy Thompson as minister to Mexico; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.44 Racide, James, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for H. Bloomfield as marshall of Indiana; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.45 Winthrop, Robert Charles, 1809-1894, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Langdon Sibley as librarian to Congress; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.46 Winthrop, Robert Charles, 1809-1894, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Nathaniel Amory as consul to Havana; March 4, 1841
folder I.2.47 Garland, James, 1791-1885, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for T. S. MacCleland as charge d'affaires to Italy; March 5, 1841
folder I.2.48 Stanly, Edward, 1810-1872, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for General Waddy Thompson for an unspecified office; March 5, 1841
folder I.2.49 Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of Secretary of Legation to Austria; March 5, 1841
folder I.2.50 Randall, Josiah, 1789-1866, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for R. W. Pomeroy as marshall of Pennsylvania; March 5, 1841
folder I.2.51 Sibley, John Langdon, 1804-1885, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of librarian to Congress. Also: a copy of Jared Sparks' letter of January 29, 1841 recommending Sibley for the position; March 5, 1841
folder I.2.52 Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position as Secretary of Legation to an unspecified country; March 5, 1841
folder I.2.53 Winthrop, Robert Charles, 1809-1894, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Nathaniel Amory as consul to Havana; March 5, 1841
folder I.2.54 Baldwin, Henry, 1780-1844, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Henry Boslee as marshall of western Pennsylvania; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.55 Barber, Noyes, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of commissioner of Patent office; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.56 Barbour, James, 1775-1842, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for W. M. River as marshall of southern district of Mississippi; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.57 Brown, David Paul, 1795-1872, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for W. White as marshall of the eastern district of Pennsylvania; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.58 Fitze, John, to Daniel Webster; Recommends dismissal of John Bedient and appointment of Isaac Fitze as dispatch agent for New York; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.59 Hornor, Robert Emley, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Brantz Mayer as Secretary of Legation to Austria; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.60 Lee, J., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for General Thompson as president of the mission to Mexico; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.61 Mckliffe, R., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for William B. Blackburn, Jr. as marshall of the district of Kentucky; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.62 Moore, John, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for George M. Graham to the Paris consulate; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.63 Prentiss, Samuel, 1782-1857, to Daniel Webster; Suggested recommendations for marshall of Vermont; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.64 Rayner, Kenneth, 1810-1884, et al, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Z. Collins Lee as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.65 Rayner, Kenneth, 1810-1884, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. Jas. D. Jones as marshall of the western district of Tennessee; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.66 Rayner, Kenneth, 1810-1884, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Frederick C. Hill as charge d'affaires to Venezuela; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.67 Ross, James, 1762-1847, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Alexander W. Foster as auditor in the Treasury department; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.68 Ward, R. R., to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of marshall of the southern district of New York; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.69 Wilbur, David W., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Isaac Fitze as dispatch agent of New York; March 6, 1841
folder I.2.70 Merrick, William Dewhurst, 1793-1857, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Boyman Kerr as Secretary of Legation to the Court of St. James; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.71 Allen, I. W., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for T. D. Trebb(?) as bearer of dispatches; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.72 Brackenridge, Henry Marle, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for William H. Rupp as marshall of the western district of Pennsylvania; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.73 Bradford, A., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas G. Bradford as Secretary of legation; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.74 Eaton, John Henry, 1790-1856, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Joseph Graskey as charge d'affaires to Central America; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.75 Graham, William Alexander, 1804-1875, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. C. P. Green as charge d'affaires to Texas; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.76 Heister, William, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John P. Heister as bearer of dispatches; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.77 Jones, John Glancy, 1811-1878, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. William Wyatt as Governor of Florida; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.78 Palmer, Aaron A., to Daniel Webster; Application for position of dispatch agent; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.79 Phelps, Samuel J., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Pettes as marshall of Vermont; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.80 Thompson, Waddy, 1798-1868, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for B. W. Bell as marshall of the southern district of Alabama; March 7, 1841
folder I.2.81 Birch, James H., 1804-1878, to Daniel Webster; Letter in reference to various appointments to be made in Missouri; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.82 Blake, John A., to Daniel Webster; Recommends himself as warden of the Washington Penitentiary; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.83 Carrington, E., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for P. W. Snow to remain in his position as consulate to Canton; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.84 Dawson, William Crosby, 1798-1856, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for R. R. Ceryler as District Attorney of Georgia; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.85 Dawson, William Crosby, 1798-1856, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. William Wyatt as Governor of Florida; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.86 Dawson, William Crosby, 1798-1856, to Daniel Webster; Inclosed are applications of various persons for marshall of the district of Georgia; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.87 Digges, George A., 1790-1854, to Daniel Webster; Application for three positions: librarian to Congress, commissioner to the Patent Office and clerk in the Department of State; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.88 Field, A. P., to Daniel Webster; Recommending William Prentiss for an unspecified office; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.89 Foster, Alexander W., to Daniel Webster; Application for a cabinet post; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.90 Jones, Thomas P., 1774-1848, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of commissioner of Patents; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.91 Lewis, Dixon Hall, 1802-1848, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Major B. W. Bell as marshall of the southern district of Alabama; With notation of C. C. Clay; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.92 Peters, John, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of dispatch agent of New York City; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.93 Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Charles Raylor(?) as District Attorney of Pennsylvania(?); March 8, 1841
folder I.2.94 Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard, 1790-1844, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Samuel H. Walley as marshall of Massachusetts; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.95 Todd, Charles Stewart, 1791-1871, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Dr. John Todd as marshall of Illinois; March 8, 1841
folder I.2.96 Allen, Elisha Hunt, 1804-1883, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Mr. Ruggles as commissioner of Patents; March 9, 1841
folder I.2.97 Chambers, Adam B., to Daniel Webster; Concerns the appointment of a marshall for Illinois; March 9, 1841
folder I.2.98 Crockett, John Wesley, 1807-1852, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for George A. Sublett as marshall of the middle district of Tennessee; March 9, 1841
folder I.2.99 Pendleton, John W., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. C. P. Green as charge d'affaires to Texas; March 9, 1841
folder I.2.100 Preston, William Campbell, 1794-1860, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for G. Goran as marshall of the northern district of Mississippi; March 9, 1841
folder I.2.101 Rives, William Cabell, 1793-1868, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Alexander Henry for employment in the public service; March 9, 1841
folder I.2.102 Rupell, William Henry, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of marshall of the district of Missouri; March 9, 1841
folder I.2.103 Butler, Pierce Mason, 1798-1847, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of Governor of Florida; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.104 Castleman, Alfred Lewis, 1809-1877, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for James F. Potter as marshall of Wisconsin; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.105 Charles, John, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Clark Robinson as marshall of the northern district of Wisconsin; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.106 Elliot, William P., to Daniel Webster; Objection to the appoinment of Thomas P. Jones as commissioner of patents; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.107 Ellsworth, William Wolcott, 1791-1868, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Henry Leavitt Ellsworth to be retained as commissioner of patents; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.108 Evans, George, 1797-1867, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. John T. P. Dumont as bearer of dispatches; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.109 Garland, Rice, 1795-1861, to Daniel Webster; Denouncement of Benjamin F. Linton and the recommendation of Henderson Taylor for the office of U. S. Attorney for the western district of Louisiana; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.110 Garnsey, Daniel Green, 1779-1851, to Daniel Webster; Request to be appointed Governor of Iowa or to receive some other appoinment in that territory; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.111 McLean, John, 1785-1861, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for William Prentiss for the unnamed office to which he is applying; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.112 McLean, John, 1785-1861, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Courtland Cushing as District Attorney to Indiana; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.113 McLean, John, 1785-1861, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. Sublett as marshall of Tennessee; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.114 Merrick, William Dewhurst, 1793-1857, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Ruggles as commissioner of Patents; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.115 Miller, Jacob Welsh, 1800-1862, to Daniel Webster; Requests that Samuel Southard and himself be notified prior to appointments being made in New Jersey; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.116 Smith, Oliver Hampton, 1794-1859, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Ruggles as commissioner of patents; March 10, 1841
folder I.2.117 White, Hugh, 1798-1870, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Henry White as marshall of the western district of New York; March 10, 1841
folder I.3.1 Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. Kenderton Smith as marshall of Philadelphia; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.2 Evans, George, 1797-1867, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Mr. Ruggles as commissioner of patents; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.3 Gaskins, Samuel S., to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of clerk in the Deaprtment of state; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.4 Henderson, John, 1795-1857, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. William Wyatt as Governor of Florida; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.5 Penrose, Charles Bingham, 1798-1857, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for H. G. Morell as Secretary of the Territory of Iowa; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.6 Rives, William Cabell, 1793-1868, et al, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Col. C. P. Green as charge d'affaires for Texas; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.7 Rupell, William Henry, to Daniel Webster; Recommendations enclosed for his appointment as marshall of Missouri; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.8 Sewell, Thomas, to Daniel Webster; Introduction of Mr. F. G. Luckey; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.9 Wilson, James, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Samuel W. Carr as marshall of the northern district of Mississippi; March 11, 1841
folder I.3.10 Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Henry Williams as marshall of Wisconsin; March 12, 1841
folder I.3.11 Ellsworth, William Wolcott, 1791-1868, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas Cowles as marshall of Connecticut; March 12, 1841
folder I.3.12 Luckey, F. G., to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of dispatch agent for New York; March 12, 1841
folder I.3.13 Parker, William Bennett, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of consulate at Buenos Aires; March 12, 1841
folder I.3.14 Allen, John William, 1802-1887, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Francis Randall as District Attorney of Wisconsin; March 13, 1841
folder I.3.15 Archer, William Segar, 1789-1855, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for James Points as marshall of the western district of Virginia; March 13, 1841
folder I.3.16 Clowes, H., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Clark Robinson as marshall of the district of New York; March 13, 1841
folder I.3.17 Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for General Daniel Hugunin as marshall of Wisconsin; March 13, 1841
folder I.3.18 McCarty, J., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of the Territory of Iowa; March 13, 1841
folder I.3.19 Parker, William Bennett, to Daniel Webster; Application for the position of consulate at Buenos Aires; March 13, 1841
folder I.3.20 Williams, Joseph Lanier, 1810-1865, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Mr. Grigsby as consulate to Bordeaux; March 13, 1841
folder I.3.21 Prentiss, Samuel, 1782-1857, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Ruggles as commissioner of patents; March 13, 1841
folder I.3.22 Archer, William Segar, 1789-1855, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for James Points as marshall of the western district of Virginia; March 14, 1841
folder I.3.23 Lendley, Jacob, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for William R. Cowning as consulate to Canton; March 14, 1841
folder I.3.24 Proffit, George W., to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas B. Johnson as marshall of Iowa; March 14, 1841
folder I.3.25 Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Davis B. Stacey as consulate to Liverpool; March 15, 1841
folder I.3.26 Chauncey, Elihu, 1779-1847, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Nathan Sargent for an appoinment; March 15, 1841
folder I.3.27 Clayton, Thomas, 1777-1854, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Boyman Kerr as Secretary of Legation to one of the courts of Europe; March 15, 1841
folder I.3.28 Cranch, William, 1769-1855, et al, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Phillip R. Rendall as District Attorney for the District of Columbia; With the notation of Jas. Morrell; March 15, 1841
folder I.3.29 The Franklin Institute of Pennsylvania, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Thomas P. Jones as commissioner of patents; March 15, 1841
folder I.3.30 Johnson, Phineus, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Isaac Clark to be retained as warden of the Washington Penitentary; March 15, 1841
folder I.3.31 Rives, William Cabell, 1793-1868, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Bozman as Secretary of Legation to Europe; March 15, 1841
folder I.3.32 Downing, Charles, 1802-1885, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Gen. Cott as Governor of Florida; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.33 Mangum, William Person, 1792-1861, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for William Henderson as marshall of the southern district of Mississippi; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.34 Mills, Charles C., to Daniel Webster; Request for the removal of Governor Robert Raymond Reid of Florida; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.35 Reid, Robert Raymond, 1789-1841, to Daniel Webster; Promise to reply to charges against him; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.36 Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard, 1790-1844, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for William H. Smith for clerkship in the State Department; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.37 Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard, 1790-1844, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for Richard R. Ward as marshall of the southern district of New York; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.38 Archer, William Segar, 1789-1855, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for P. R. Gratan as attorney of the middle district of Florida; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.39 Dixon, Nathan Fellows, 1774-1842, to Daniel Webster; Recommendation for John Jay Hyde for an unspecified office; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.40 McLean, John, 1785-1861; Recommendation for George W. Way for a consulship; March 16, 1841
folder I.3.41 Westervelt, Harman C., to Daniel Webster; Asks for a favorable consideration in relation to his appointment as U.S. marshall to the southern district of New York; March 17, 1841