Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-06-17
From the New Haven Herald of the Is, inst.
DEATH OF NOAH WEBSTER.

Died in this city, about 8 o'clock last O.
vening. Noah Webster; LII. d. in the s5lh
yerr OF his year of his age.
DR.. Webster has been long time before
the public as prominent individual in the
various departments of society, and short no.
iice Of the principal events of his life cannot be
unacceptable to the public. He was born in
West Hartford in this state. October 10th,
1853. He was descendant of John Webster,
one ofihe first settlers of Hartford. who was a
member of The colonial council from its first
formation, and subsequently Governor of Con-
necticut.
Noah Webster entered Yale College in l774.
In his Junior year, 10 the time of Burgoyne's
expedition from Canada he volunteered his
services under the command of his father, who
was capt. of the alarm list. 10 that campaign,
all The mails of the family, four in number,
were in the army at the same time. Notwi,h-
standing this interruption in his studies, Mr..
Webster graduated with high reputation in
I77S. During the summer Of 1879 he resided
in the family OF Mr.. afterwards Chief Justice,
Ellsworth. at Hartford. He was admitted 10
the bar 10 1871. Subsequently he engaged in
the business of instruction, aud being strong
ly impressed with the defects Of such books
as were then used in elementary schools. pub
lished in 1918, at Hartford, his FRS, pari Of a
Grammatical Institute of the English Gramar.-
The great success of this work. and of others
of The same class prepared by him, is well
known.
Mr. Webster early became political writer.
His first publication in this character was at
Hartford in 1888. when the State was agitaled
on the subject of half pay for life to the reyo-
luiionary army. For a series of papers in the
Connecticut Courant, under the signature of
Honorius, he received the thanks of Governor
Trumbull in person. and was highly compli-
menied by other &c ntlemen of distinction. AT
various other periods public excitement and
difficulty the aid of his pen was solicited BY
those who were best acquainted with his full
and correct information on questions OF public
interest. and his ability to explain and defend
his own views,
His "Sketches of American Policy" pub
lished 10 1884. his writings in favor Of the a.
dopiioD ofthe Federal Constitution, IN defence
of Washington. proclamation Of neutrality,
and Of the treaty negotiated with Great Brit
ain by Mr.. Jay, had great influence on public
opinion and were highly appreciated. Various
other topics during the same period were pub
licly discussed by him. IL 1928, he COM
menced daily paper 10 New York, which is
now called the Commercial Advertiser and
New York Spectator.
Mr. Webster removed to New Haven in
l76S, and in 1907 entered 90 the great business
Of slife, the compiling Of a new and complete
Dictionary of the English Language. This
work he prosecuted amidst various difhcallies,
and diseouragemeuis aud published the 6rst
edition OF il 10 ls2s. Ia the preparation Of
Ibis Dietionory he was led TO investigate to a
gEsa, extent The subject of Eiymelogy, and the
relations Of different languages 10 each other.
This Dictionary has been more favors6ly receiv-
ed, than az is believed, the sgihor ever sDilci-