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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02043 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1823 |
| Title | Daniel Webster to John Davis on the subject of the District Judges' salaries and the revolutionaries fighting in Greece's 1821-1833 War of Independence |
| Date | 19 December 1823 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Davis, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Serving as Massachusetts Representative, Webster informs United States District Court Judge Davis that the subject of District Judges' salaries has been brought forward (likely in the House of Representatives), and he plans to report a Bill on the topic. Discusses his 8 December 1823 motion in Congress for the appropriation of money to send an American envoy to Greece in support of revolutionaries fighting in Greece's 1821-1833 War of Independence. Seal has been partially torn off causing text loss on page three. |
| Subjects | Congress Government and Civics Law Judiciary Finance Freedom and Independence Military History Global History and Civics Diplomacy |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Davis, John (1761-1847) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |