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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.56 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige discussing a portrait of himself |
| Date | ca. 1848 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, Harriette Story |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his sister-in-law, "What say you, shall you, & I, & Mr. [George P. A] Healey leave & depart, this P.M - at 3 oclock - in a close coach for Marshfield [Massachusetts] to stay there thro the week. I let him have a chance at your ugly & my beautiful face? - Speak!" Healey was painting a portrait of Webster (see GLC01946.55). |
| Subjects | Travel Transportation Art, Music, Theater, and Film Humor and Satire |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, Harriette Story (1806-1863) Healy, George Peter Alexander (1813-1894) |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Webster owned a home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, where he spent considerable time in the early 1840s. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige regarding a daguerreotype |
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