[Rarebooks] FS: Letter Regarding Monument to and Birthplace of Daniel Webster

[Charles Agvent]

[WEBSTER, Daniel] NESMITH, George W. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) About 
Building a Monument to Daniel Webster and Renovating Webster's 
Birthplace. Franklin, NH, 14 January 1882. A 3-page letter on 5" x 8" 
paper written and SIGNED by Nesmith to S. Hutchins regarding plans to 
build a monument in honor of Daniel Webster and renovating his 
birthplace. In part: "We have rec'd your favor, inviting our attention 
to the propriety of erecting an appropriate monument in honor of the 
name and distinguished services of Hon. Danl. Webster. I agree with you, 
that any thing, that we can reasonably do to perpetuate his memory, 
ought to be freely done now. For this generation owes him a debt of 
gratitude, that we can never pay. We would rejoice to contribute our 
mite towards placing a fit representation of that massive head and 
frame, indicative of that expansive intellect and eloquent expression 
hardly ever possessed by any other in this country, in some conspicuous 
place in your great and growing city. Skilled artists are sending to you 
their prototypes, or models of many of our illustrious dead, but we 
assure you the true model of Webster would deservedly attract the gaze 
of the loving of our Country and the Institutions while fully 
appreciating the value of the arduous services in their support and 
defence.... In the mean time, let me tell you that during the past year 
I have come into possession of the Farm where Daniel Webster's father 
first planted his log cabin + afterwards the little Cottage where he was 
born. I found the buildings in a dillapittated [sic] state, and have 
already erected a new Barn and have commenced upon the repairs of the 
room where he was born." Interestingly, the Landmarks Registry states 
that Webster's farm was never altered, but this letter contradicts this. 
With an engraving of Webster's residence. File holes at top affecting a 
few words, but not the content; light creases from folding. Near Fine.

Nesmith was a New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice and friend of 
Webster's. In 1851, he donated ownership of Webster's birthplace to the 
Senator, but in 1881, well after Webster's death, he purchased it back. 
(#017545)        $250.00

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