Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) to James William Paige
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01946.12 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1829 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Informs his brother-in-law that he arrived in New York City by sunrise via a boat from New Haven, Connecticut. States that he will continue on the next day (possibly to Washington, D.C. for a session in Senate). Year written in pencil at a later date.
Serving as Senator (1827-1840) and (1845-1850), Webster frequently rested in New York City on his way to Washington, D.C.
N.York Nov.29
Thursday-
D. William
You will be glad to know we arrived here just in season to escape the wet weather. Finding a boat at N. Haven, we came up in it last night & were here by sunrise -
We shall go on, at 12 tomorrow if the weather be not too bad.
I shall write again tomorrow morig.
D. W.
[Docket]
Danl. Webster
Free
James W. Paige Esqr
Boston
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