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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to James William Paige

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01946.42 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 15, 1850 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 10.5 cm Order a Copy

Serving as Massachusetts Senator, reports to his brother-in-law that he sent a letter from Paige to William Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury in 1850. Expects to receive Meredith's reply within two days.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Paige, James William, 1792-1868
Meredith, William, 1772-1844

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