Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to James William Paige
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01946.04 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 6, 1827 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
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 service in Washington D.C., states "my cases have been hung up for a fortnight ... they come on me now in a shower." Year added in pencil at a later date.
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