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- GLC#
- GLC01946.20-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 13, 1840
- Author/Creator
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
- Title
- to Harriette Story Paige
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 3 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Writes to his sister-in-law two days after accepting appointment as Secretary of State by President William Henry Harrison. Reports that he and Mr. Curtis, (possibly Edward Curtis, fellow Congressman, lawyer, and friend) are arranging more suitable, permanent living accommodations for their families in Washington. Docket and a summary of the contents of page two of this letter included on the page, initialed by Harriette Story Paige.
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