Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to Harriette Story Paige

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GLC#
GLC01946.32-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
5 January 1846
Author/Creator
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Title
to Harriette Story Paige
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 12.1 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Informs his sister-in-law that he left two items at the Paige's residence in Boston: a "tin pail or box of bristles intended for Mrs. Curtis," and his "breach pin, commonly called Mrs. Perkins." Instructs Paige to send the pail to Mrs. Edward Curtis in New York, and requests that she send his breach pin to Washington, D.C., using his free frank. Refers to Mr. Adams (possibly John Quincy Adams) in Congress as a "man who sometimes confounds his enemies; but quite as often his friends." Hopes the squall Adams raised in Congress will blow over. Records that this document was written at 11 o'clock.

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