(DARTMOUTH COLLEGE) Farrar Timothy Report of the Case of the

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(DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.) Farrar, Timothy. Report of the Case of the Trustees of Dartmouth College against William H. Woodward. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf, front joint split, moderate wear; minor foxing; signatures of Benjamin F. Thomas (grandson of Isaiah Thomas) on front pastedown and title page. Portsmouth, NH, [1819]

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In this landmark case, the New Hampshire government attempted to invalidate Dartmouth's charter and make the college a public institution. Daniel Webster's arguments as the school's attorney, recorded on pages 238 to 283, were instrumental in preserving the school's private status. In closing, he argued that if the court ruled against Dartmouth, "colleges and halls will be deserted by all better spirits, and become a theatre for the contention of politicks" (283). Sabin 23887.