Autograph letter, addressed from "[Acton?] House", signed, to Joshua Bates.
Transcription: “My Dear Sir I hope eleven o clock this morning, will not be too early an hour for me to call to pay my respects to Mrs Bates, & to congratulate you on your safe arrival. Yours most truly Dan[ie]l Webster"
Autograph letter addressed from "West Park, Kew", to Lucretia Bates, in which he writes that he shall not be content to thank Mr Bates for sending the letter of introduction to the Botanical Collection – he must be allowed to thank Madam for kindly mentioning the circumstance to him and for commending the matter to his attention.