Webster, Edward, Major, death of, 270.

Webster, Ezekiel, anecdote of his lending Daniel money, 15;
  obtains consent of his father to go to college, 24;
  teaches school in Boston, 28;
  admitted to bar, 32;
  strong Federalist, 43;
  death of, 205.

Webster, Grace, daughter of Daniel Webster, illness, 65;
  death, 70.

Webster, Grace Fletcher, first wife of Mr. Webster;
  marriage and character, 41, 42;
  death, 164.

Webster, Thomas, first of name, 5.

Wheelock, Eleazer, founder of Dartmouth College, 75.

Wheelock, John, succeeds his father as President of Dartmouth College, 75;
  begins war on trustees; consults Mr. Webster, 76;
  writes to Webster to appear before legislative committee, 77;
  removed from presidency and goes over to the Democrats, 78;
  originator of the doctrine of impairing obligation of contracts, 81;
  fees Mr. Webster, 359.

Whig Party, origin of, 151;
  condition in 1836, 235;
  nominate Harrison, 237, 238;
  carries the country in 1840, 240;
  anger against Tyler, 250;
  murmurs against Mr. Webster’s remaining in Tyler’s cabinet, 267;
  attacks of, in Massachusetts, upon Tyler, 258;
  silence about slavery and Texas, are defeated in 1844, 262, 289;
  nominate Taylor, 273;
  indifference to Mr. Webster’s warning as to Texas, 288;
  attitude in regard to slavery in 1850, 316;
  nomination of Scott by, in 1852, 338-343.

White, Stephen, case of murder of, Webster’s speech for prosecution, 198
    ff.;
  Webster’s fee in, 359.

Wilmot Proviso, Mr. Webster’s views on, 291-293;
  embodied in Oregon Bill, 295;
  shall it be applied to New Mexico, 299;
  attacked in 7th of March speech, 301, 302.

Wirt, William, counsel for State in Dartmouth case at Washington,
    unprepared, makes poor argument, 84, 91;
  anecdote of daughter of and Mr. Webster, 193.

Wood, Dr., of Boscawen, Webster’s tutor, 12, 13.

Woodward, William H., secretary of new board of trustees; action against,
  79.

Wortley, Mr. Stuart, 152.

Yancey, William L., attack on Webster, 358.