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E PLURIBUS UNUM —
OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

For the Union: The Compromise of 1850

Daniel Webster’s Notes for the “Seventh of March” Speech, 1850 (page 1)

Daniel Webster’s Notes for the “Seventh of March” Speech, 1850 (page 1)

 
Daniel Webster’s Notes for the “Seventh of March” Speech, 1850 (page 1) Daniel Webster’s Notes for the “Seventh of March” Speech, 1850 (page 2)

Daniel Webster’s Notes for the “Seventh of March” Speech, 1850

Senator Webster of Massachusetts prepared notes for his speech supporting the Compromise of 1850.

Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

 
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