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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.101 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1841 |
| Title | House Document 36 on Daniel Webster's Retirement and "Mr. Webster and His Revilers" |
| Date | 16 February 1841 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Additional authors | Davis, John (1787-1854) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | The first part of this document includes Webster's statement of resignation from Senate, written 10 February 1841. The second part contains an article first published 24 April [1840?] in the Washington, D.C. newspaper The National Intelligencer defending Webster against public attacks on his character. Also includes items printed 2 April [1840?] in the newspaper The New York Express regarding Webster's highly debated opinion on the War of 1812, and an extract from Webster's 22 March 1838 reply to South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun on the topic of war. |
| Subjects | Politics Congress Corruption and Scandal War of 1812 Journalism Military History Government and Civics Law |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Davis, John (1787-1854) Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782-1850) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Davis provides an introduction for Webster's statement of resignation from Senate. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |