Oration at Hanover, N.H.
July 4, 1800

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Oration at Hanover, N.H. (July 4, 1800)

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Webster's first notable public address, given in celebration of the Fourth of July. Webster was invited to address the public by the town of Hanover while still a Dartmouth student of only 18 years of age. Webster invokes the memory of George Washington, who had died earlier that year.

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Frontspiece of the Printed Oration

Source: Dartmouth College Archives

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