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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.23 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige exchanging pleasntries and discussing politics and domestic issues |
| Date | ca. 29 August 1842 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, Harriette Story |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States at the top of the letter, "1 o'clock- Tariff passed," likely referring to the Tariff of 1842, which returned duties to what they had been before the Compromise Tariff of 1833. Thanks his sister-in-law Paige for the sixth "mouchoir," or handkerchief she had recently given to him. Informs Paige of his travel plans through Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Marshfield, Massachusetts. Requests Paige to find a "good natured woman" to cook for him now and then; states that he prefers a white woman. Records that this letter was written at 1 o'clock. 1842 written in pencil on this document at a later date. |
| Subjects | Politics Taxes or Taxation Finance Economics Commerce Merchants and Trade Congress Law Travel Women's History Diet and Nutrition African American History |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, Harriette Story (1806-1863) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Industry; Foreign Affairs; Women in American History; African Americans; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Marshfield, Massachusetts, became Webster's permanent residence after he resigned from President John Tyler's cabinet in 1843. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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