1853 A B COFFIN DARTMOUTH TO JAMES STONE @ BROWN/ CHOATES LIVE EULOGY TO WEBSTER

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Approx. 3 1/2 of the 8 pages give a full description of & critique on Choates appearance at Dartmouth giving his  “Eulogy of Daniel Webster”, comparing ?Parker? to Choate, Parker has hatred of the government etc.
The rest of the letter are his thoughts on education“—lately I have been a little conservative to this long established system of education and testing its virtue—now for that election. Allow me to heartily congratulate you———I have kicked the crown out of two leavers and got tight three times in celebration of your success———the people of Maine have more judgement ——Your part of the state is getting cleared up—there is such a thing as political morality—about to test the theory—you reach Augusta firm in your resolution- the first morning a little drowsy perhaps in consequence an effort at a temperance Meeting— He continues with  references to Pitt Fessenden, temperance, all his classes.