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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige reporting on his general movements and social circle |
| Date | 1 October 1843 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, Harriette Story |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his sister-in-law that he travelled through Rochester, Philadelphia, and Baltimore before arriving in Washington, D.C., where he stayed at the house he formerly occupied as Secretary of State. Reports seeing the family of Dr. Harvey Lindsley, a Washington physician and member of the American Colonization Society. Refers to a new addition to the social circle, Harriette LeRoy Lindsley, likely a relative of Dr. Lindsley. |
| Subjects | Travel Colonization Women's History African American History Slavery Politics Health and Medical |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, Harriette Story (1806-1863) Lindsley, Harvey (fl. 1843-1848) Lindsley, Harriette LeRoy (fl. 1843) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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