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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.31 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Letter from Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige regarding social engagements |
| Date | ca. 1845 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, Harriette Story |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Declines a dinner invitation to his sister-in-law's house in favor of an invitation to Mr. Ward's (possibly Thomas Ward, the Boston agent of the Baring Brothers banking firm in England) where he plans to meet Mr. Granville Harcourt Vernon, English Parliamentary figure and son of the Archbishop of York. States that Vernon had an evening with the Webster's at Mr. Baron Parke's. Reports that Vernon's sister, Miss Harcourt, married Colonel Molcomb, son of Sir John Molcomb. October 1845 written in pencil on this document at a later date. Document comes with an envelope with an address, an intact seal, and a note likely written by Harriette Story Paige. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Marriage Women's History |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, Harriette Story (1806-1863) Harcourt, Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon (1827-1904) Ward, Thomas (fl. 1845) Parke, Baron (fl. 1845) |
| Theme | Women in American History; Religion; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| 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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