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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to Harriette Story Paige

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01946.40 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 4, 1848 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Expresses concern to his sister-in-law Paige regarding the health of his daughter Julia Webster. Expects daily reports of Julia's health from Paige, Caroline, and his son Daniel Fletcher Webster. Reports that he had written a note to Horace Binney Wallace, son of Webster's friend and Philadelphia lawyer John B. Wallace.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Paige, Harriette Story, 1806-1863
Wallace, Horace Binney, 1817-1852
Webster, Caroline LeRoy, 1797-1882
Webster, Daniel Fletcher, 1813-1862
Webster, Julia, 1818-1848

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