The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster, Vol. 13 of 18 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster, Vol. 13 of 18 (Classic Reprint) written by Daniel Webster and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster, Vol. 13 of 18 IN his will, signed October 21, 1852, three days before his death, Mr. Webster said: I appoint Edward Everett, George Ticknor, Cornelius Conway Felton, and George Ticknor Curtis, to be my literary executors; and I direct my son, Fletcher Webster, to seal up all my letters, manuscripts, and papers, and at a proper time to select those relating to my personal history, and my professional and public life, which in his judgment should be placed at their disposal, and to transfer the same to them, to be used by them in such manner as they may think fit. They may receive valuable aid from my friend George J. Abbot, Esq., now of the State Department. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.