Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-03-21
Such Is the King Of New York.
LETTER FROM DANIEL wessIei

ILerTeR FROM DANIEL WEBSTER
The following letter from Daniel Web
,ter Il not to be found In his published
"Private Correspondence" II was writ
tan .hout q month before his second
marriage (Which took place Dec. IL
1921. and AZ will be seen, In part treats
| of the coming change In his domestic AZ
fs,rs. the letter was written to Jacob
| McGaw OF Bangor, who boarded anG
roomed with Webster at the Oxforo
House, Frveburg, when Webster wal
principal of the academy there In lso2
and tn whom Webster during his subse'
1uent life ever remained united In close
tles Of friendship. The original OF the
letter IL In the possession of Mr.. Nc.
Gsw's daughter Catharine, the wife OF
Tohn b. Foster OF Bangor:
BOSTON. Nov. IS, 1929.
NV Dear Sir: have a thousand
thanks tn give you and Mrs. Mciaw
for your kind invitation to have Julis
With you for the winter. assure YOU
there are no persons living to whom
would more cheerfullv give such q
pledge of confidence. know YOU would
hnth love her for her own sake, and for
her fathers and mothers also; but
Tnlia IL at present 30 exceedingly well
,ltuatpd and 40 attached to her present
condition, that II seems II would bf
wrong tn change Il. She has passed the
1t summer Rrookline with Mrs lee ellis
Ruckminster), and had her instruction
from Miss Searle. q Young lady OF ouI
,cauaintance of the hest character and
qualifications, who lives at BrOokllne
With her mother and sisters. Julia has
hecome quite attached tn her. and nov
that Mrs. lee has come Into town for
the winter, MiN Searle has taken her al.
together tn herself. In addition to being
IN an excellent family and having good
means Of instruction, she II near town sO
that her Uncle Paige and other friends
can ace her frequently In nv absence.
Under these circumstances, with hearty
aud repeated thanks for your friendshiI
and kindness, I have concluded to leave
her where she IL.
And now. nv dear sir, ] must tell YOU
and Mrs. McGsw, IN confidence, a little
news-nOthing less than NV expectation
~ being again married. The affair II
not Of long standing, hut 1t looks %
much like terminating In = marriage that
I NAV venture to mention II to yOu-to
90 no further TIL you shall hear of u
from other quarters. The lady is M's'
Caroline Leroy of New York, aged
thirty-one wears or thereabouts. She II
rho daughter OF highly reputable gen.
tleman, now some years retired from tne
mercantile business. Mrs. McGaw VIII
want to know all about her. What can
say Il that she Il amiable, discreet. .prn-
dent. with enough OF personal comellnes'
To satisfy me, and OF the most excellent
character and principles. With this &C
count Of the lady your wife must rest
content till she has the means OF person.
Il acquaintance. which sincerely hope
may happen soon. Tell her she will he
sure to like her. Whether this lady will
90 to Washington the first OF next month
or whether she will be 80 cruel "a to
obllge me to 90 without her and return
for her to New York about Christmas,
are secrets worth knowing, hut which
are not known to me. shall endeavoi
to act forth strongly the Inconvenience
nj winter journey from w. to Ne"
York and hack.
Ihope to get away on the 27th Inst,
and intend taking Julia to New York to
make a little vlslt to Mrs. Perkins, and
for the purpose of giving her an oppor'
tunity OF seeing the aforesaid lady.
With grateful and affectionats remem.
brapce to you all, I am, my good old
friend,
Very truly yours,
DANIEL WEBSTER,