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to Morgan F. Thomas

Massachusetts Senator Webster writes to Thomas, a lawyer in Milford, Pennsylvania, regarding a case involving James Blumenson of Missouri.

GLC04623.04

Great Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster at Richmond.... [on silk]

Full title: "Great Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster at Richmond, Virginia, Monday, Oct. 5, 1840. Reported for the Herald, by William H. Attree." Report's Webster's speech at the Whig presidential nominating convention in Richmond with audience...

GLC05862

to George A. Waggaman

Massachusetts Senator Webster informs Waggaman, a former Senator from Louisiana, that Webster's friend, Mr. Loring, will be visiting New Orleans. Commends Loring to Waggaman's notice.

GLC05264.04

to Charles B. Haddock

Replies to a previous inquiry from Haddock, his nephew, regarding the first settlers of New Hampshire. States that Nathaniel Adams' 1825 book, 'The Annals of Portsmouth', adds little to general knowledge on the history of New Hampshire. Offers his...

GLC06641.02

to James William Paige

Updates his brother-in-law on his journey from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, via Columbia, Pennsylvania. From Philadelphia, he plans to return to Washington while his wife Grace Webster continues to New York via Princeton.

GLC01946.01

to James William Paige

States that a rumor is circulating regarding Virginia Congressman John Randolph's challenge to duel Webster. Instructs his brother-in-law Paige to alleviate his wife Grace's concern if Randolph's challenge is printed in the newspapers. Assures...

GLC01946.03

to James William Paige

Writes to his brother-in-law about business matters. States that his Boston business assistant Alexander Bliss forwarded fifteen hundred dollars to a client, Mr. Derby. Referring to the difficulty of balancing a Boston law practice with political...

GLC01946.04

to James William Paige

Relates his tumultuous travels to brother-in-law Paige en route to New York while on board the ship, "The Fanny." Informs that he acquired a team of horses to continue by land to New Haven, Connecticut, and attests to his family's well-being...

GLC01946.05

to James William Paige

Informs his brother-in-law of difficulties in New York en route to Washington, D.C. States that a doctor sent Webster's son Edward to the apothecary to get a "soothing anodyne plaster" for his wife Grace Webster's swollen side. Reports that after...

GLC01946.07

to James William Paige

Reports that he received a letter from his cousin-in-law Eliza Buckminster Lee and from his daughter Julia Webster. Referring to the January 1828 death of his wife Grace Fletcher Webster, states that he "lost one half of [his] interest, & motives...

GLC01946.09

to James William Paige

Informs his brother-in-law of a debate in the Senate regarding the 1828 Tariff Bill that proposed to tax certain raw and manufactured materials including molasses and hemp. States that due to disagreements with Southern Senators, several North...

GLC01946.10

to James William Paige

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...

GLC01946.12

to James William Paige

Appears to be planning for his 12 December 1829 marriage to Caroline LeRoy. States that if Paige cannot attend the Saturday date, "a postponement will take place till Monday following." States that Paige should arrange passage on the ship, the "Ch...

GLC01946.13

to James William Paige

Serving as Massachusetts Senator, Webster informs his brother-in-law that he will be travelling to Baltimore and Annapolis to assist in settling a legal dispute between the Maryland Rail Road and Canal. Asks if "Mrs. Webster and the girls ... talk...

GLC01946.14

to James William Paige

Requests that his brother-in-law send "Remarks on the Federal Land- N.W. of the Ohio- or Memoir on the Federal Lands" to Washington for use in a court case involving the City of Cincinnati. Instructs Paige to send it safely and "without the loss of...

GLC01946.15

to James William Paige

Informs his brother-in-law that the 1832 tariff is before Senate; claims the tariff protects cotton interests, flannels, ingrain and Venetian carpets. Assumes the "Tariff Gentlemen" will likely approve the bill, though much rests on the wish of...

GLC01946.16

to Harriette Story Paige

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...

GLC01946.20

to Harriette Story Paige

Informs his sister-in-law that he frequently thinks of his "remote kindred" and of the "connections created by the ties of blood." Reports he might celebrate Thanksgiving "in this District" (possibly Washington, D.C.). States that he urged the...

GLC01946.24

to Harriette Story Paige

States that he received a testimonial from his sister-in-law Paige in favor of G.H. Paige, likely one of her relatives. Serving as Secretary of State, reports that he recommended G.H. Paige to Secretary of War Jefferson Davis for an appointment.

GLC01946.25

to Harriette Story Paige

Informs his sister-in-law that he travelled through Rochester, Philadelphia, and Baltimore before arriving in Washington, D.C., where he stayed at the house he formerly occupied as Secretary of State. Reports seeing the family of Dr. Harvey Lindsley...

GLC01946.26

to Harriette Story Paige

Reports to his sister-in-law that he arrived in New York the previous day. Expresses concern regarding the sorrow of daughter-in-law Caroline Story White Webster, referring to the recent death of her daughter Grace Fletcher Webster. Includes a...

GLC01946.27

to Harriette Story Paige

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...

GLC01946.32

to Harriette Story Paige

On a tour through the southern states, Webster writes to his sister-in-law Paige, stating that Richmond, Virginia has a "pleasant beat." Poetically describes morning as a "new image of light, a new breaking forth of the sun, a new waking up of all...

GLC01946.35

to Harriette Story Paige

Thanks his sister-in-law and her husband James William Paige for the interest and concern they expresses for his reputation. Intends to thank Horace Binney Wallace, son of Webster's friend and Philadelphia lawyer John B. Wallace, for an article....

GLC01946.36

to Harriette Story Paige

Requests that an unnamed friend of his sister-in-law Paige forgive him for forgetting to submit payment for a book he ordered. States that his wife Caroline LeRoy Webster has "driven out" with Mrs. Blatchford (likely the wife of his close friend and...

GLC01946.37