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- GLC#
- GLC01946.50-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 14 July 1852
- Author/Creator
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
- Title
- to James William Paige
- Place Written
- Franklin, New York
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 17.4 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Informs his brother-in-law that he can not go to the British Provinces in Canada until he resigns as Secretary of State, a position to which he was reappointed in 1850. Discusses whether he will live in Washington, D.C. or Boston following his resignation. Regrets that Willie (possibly Paige's son) cannot come visit. Based on the handwriting, possibly written by Webster's clerk, George Abbot, and signed by Webster.
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