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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02231.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1849 |
| Title | Quotation for Mrs. Isaac Toucey |
| Date | 6 March 1849 |
| Author | Madison, Dolley (1768-1849) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Quotation of 17th century English writer Nicholas Breton, titled Truth, and dated 1616, copied out and signed by Madison. Inscribed "For Mrs. Toucey." "Truth is the glory of Time, and the daughter of Eternity; a title of the highest grace, and a note of divine nature . . . " |
| Subjects | First Lady Women's History Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Madison, Dolley (1768-1849) Toucey, Catherine (d. 1871) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Mrs. Toucey was the wife of Isaac Toucey, Attorney General, 1848-49, during the Polk administration. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Engraving of Dolley Madison |