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Greeley, Horace (Nelson Aldrich), 1811-1872

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1811 - 1872

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Horace Greeley, November 16, 1852

 Item — Frame SC154-WILL-058
Scope and Contents

Horace Greeley, New York, Nov. 16, 1852, to Theodore Parker. Greeley has looked over Parker's speech on Daniel Webster and offers corrections, including on Webster's Faneuil Hall speech. Mentions Tyler's veto of 1842 Tariff Bill, Webster's opposition to admission of Texas as a slave state and extension of slavery. Mentions Burn, Clay, Calhoun, etc.

Dates: November 16, 1852