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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to Harriette Story Paige

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01946.21 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 November 1841 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 18.1 cm, Width: 11.4 cm Order a Copy

Offers this letter to his sister-in-law with a gift. Hopes she values the gift beyond its "material & the workmanship." Offers the gift to assure her of his "constant and affectionate regard."

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Paige, Harriette Story, 1806-1863

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