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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to James William Paige

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01946.12 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 November 1829 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

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 date.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Paige, James William, fl. 1829

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