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Daniel Webster autographed manuscript document, dated February 17, 1840, Washington, D.C., concerning the proposed appointment of John Coburn of Boston as a commissioner authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds and depositions for use in the State of New York.

The document was issued by members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and reads:

"The subscribers, Members of the Massachusetts Delegation in the Congress of the United States, hereby certify that we consider John Coburn of Boston a proper person to be appointed Commissioner for taking the acknowledgements of deeds and depositions, &c. &c. to be used in the State of New York."

The document bears the signature "Danl Webster" at the conclusion, followed by the names of five additional prominent Massachusetts congressmen:

Leverett Saltonstall
George N. Briggs
William B. Calhoun
Caleb Cushing
William Soden Hastings

Several of the additional signatures appear be secretarial or proxy signatures rather than authentic autographs.

An interesting early American legal and political document associating several prominent members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation. At the time, Webster was serving in the United States Senate and was already recognized as one of the nation's foremost constitutional lawyers, orators, and statesmen.

The document is accompanied by three vintage engraved portraits of Daniel Webster one of which is illustrated in this listing.

The manuscript document measures approximately 8 x 7.5 inches. Very good condition with original folds, moderate age toning, some darker discoloration along the folds and edges, and minor handling wear. The accompanying engraved portraits exhibits light age toning and minor handling wear.

Daniel Webster (1782–1852) was one of America's most influential 19th-century statesmen, serving as a United States Senator from Massachusetts and twice as United States Secretary of State. A celebrated constitutional lawyer and orator, he argued several landmark Supreme Court cases, including Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) and McCulloch v. Maryland (1819). Known as the "Great Expounder of the Constitution," Webster was a leading advocate of the Union and an important figure in the political debates preceding the Civil War.

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Reference sku: 11700 1419384-1