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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.39 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige regarding his daughter's ill health |
| Date | 31 January 1848 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, Harriette Story |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States to sister-in-law Paige that he and his wife, Caroline LeRoy Webster feel uneasy about the health of his daughter, Julia Webster. Reports that he has written to his son, Daniel Fletcher Webster, to notify him of Julia's ill health, and that they do not want Julia to realize that they are alarmed. Letter and docket marked private. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Children and Family Disease Tuberculosis |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, Harriette Story (1806-1863) Webster, Caroline LeRoy (1797-1882) Webster, Daniel Fletcher (1813-1862) Webster, Julia (1818-1848) |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Julia Webster died of consumption on 28 April 1848. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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