Creator
John Quincy Adams
Title
Letter to William G. Webster supporting the purchase of Noah Webster’s synopsis of his Dictionary for the Library of Congress
Date
Sept. 1843
Subject
ALS.
Description
After his father’s death in May 1843, William G. Webster worked to ensure his father’s legacy and his own. Recently bankrupted, William struggled to find a footing. His name began appearing on the title pages of Webster “pocket editions.” There was money in the name Webster, which William alone bore. The enterprising son considered another source of income: he could sell to the Library of Congress his father’s never-published “synopsis.” Despite the former President’s enthusiastic response here, nothing came of the proposal.
Source
Ex coll. Karolyne & Bryan A. Garner. HHD no. 72