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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to James William Paige discussing his travels, his wife's health and business |
| Date | 28 November 1827 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, James William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Relates to his brother-in-law that en route to New York, the steamboat on which the Websters travelled could not leave the New London, Connecticut harbor due to stormy weather. Reports that because of his wife Grace's ill health, they decided to instead take a coach to New Haven on Monday morning 26 November 1827. Requests Paige to manage a business transaction likely related to his law practice in Boston. Bottom quarter of second page missing. Year written in pencil at a later date. |
| Subjects | Politics Travel Transportation Steamboat Health and Medical Law Finance Congress Disease Marriage |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, James William (fl. 1824-1852) Webster, Grace Fletcher (1781-1828) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Law; Banking & Economics; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Webster served as Massachusetts Senator 1827-1840. While Senator, Webster travelled with his family to Washington, D.C. for a Congressional Session. He intended to rest in New York on his way due to his wife Grace's ill health. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |