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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.44 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to James William Paige regarding a Coinage Bill |
| Date | 18 February 1850 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, James William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports to his brother-in-law that the Chairman of the Committee of Commerce in the House of Representatives will report a Coinage Bill the following day and "put it, immediately, on its passage." Promises Paige that if the Bill is delayed in the House of Representatives, he will introduce a similar Bill in the Senate. |
| Subjects | Congress Coins and Currency Government and Civics Finance Economics |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, James William (fl. 1824-1852) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Webster served as a Massachusetts Senator 1827-1840 and 1845-1850. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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