A young man who had been employed by him in connection with his farms in the West came to Washington, where he fell ill. Webster was at that time nearly sixty years old, at the summit of his fame ...

AFTER GRADUATING from Dartmouth College in August 1801, Daniel Webster returned to his family’s home, the Elms Farm, in Salisbury (later Franklin), New Hampshire.

But 200 years later, Adams’ prediction has not come true. Webster, a statesman whose speeches inspired a young Abraham Lincoln, has become something of an obscure historical figure.

The Man Who Would Not Be Vice President: The Daniel Webster Collection January 31, 2011 Description by Craig Bruce Smith, Archives and Special Collections Assistant and PhD candidate in history The ...

Daniel Webster delivers famous Senate speech, Jan. 26, 1830 By Andrew Glass 01/26/2015 12:00 AM EST ...