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Title
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“Dartmouth College Case Supreme Court Judges” Photographic File
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Caption
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The University hired John Holmes, a Massachusetts Congressman with a reputation for vitriolic political debate, to represent them. Holmes was of the opinion that Webster would stick to the constitutional issue and not approach the argument more broadly. At the urging of concerned supporters, William Allen, the President of the University, hired William Wirt as co-counsel. Wirt believed that Webster would take on the full range of arguments. But, Wirt was plagued by ill health, and his role as United States Attorney General did not leave him much time to press this argument.
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Creator
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John Holmes and William Wirt
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Bibliographic Citation
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Iconography icon1647-0627-0000012A/icon1647-0627-0000011A “Dartmouth College Case Supreme Court Judges” Photographic File
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Filename
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icon1647-0627-0000012A.jpg
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icon1647-0627-0000011A.jpg
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Case Number
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3
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Item Number
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3
