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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to James William Paige telling him about their vacation to Niagara Falls |
| Date | 24 June 1825 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, James William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his brother-in-law of his family's vacation to Niagara Falls. Refers to a visit from Massachusetts Governor Levi Lincoln Jr. and his wife. States that his wife Grace forgot "two white waistcoats and a pair of working pantaloons" for their son, Daniel Fletcher Webster. |
| Subjects | Travel Women's History Children and Family Politics Government and Civics |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, James William (fl. 1824-1852) Lincoln, Levi, Jr. (1782-1868) Webster, Daniel Fletcher (1813-1862) Webster, Grace Fletcher (1781-1828) |
| Place written | Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Webster served as Massachusetts Representative (1823-1828). On 17 June 1825, Webster dedicated the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston, after which his family took a vacation to Niagara Falls. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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