Hinman, R.R., 1785-1868 to Colonel Hurlbut
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05636.29 Author/Creator: Hinman, R.R., 1785-1868 Place Written: Roxbury, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 January 1833 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 32.7 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Written to Colonel Hurlbut, and addressed to William S. Holabird. States "In my political life since 1814 I have intended to be governed solely by political principle, and have supported Church Sterling & Burrell, while they were each of them shoving themselves forward and kicking at their supporters untill each of them have been provided for and their old friends & supporters left to take care of themselves & each of them supposing their ellevation was caused by their weight of talents & that their friends supported them safely on the account- It is high time that you, Smith myself &c. should take care of ourselves, and make a sett of new friends...it is the office holders in the State under Clay colors that make all divisions in our ranks..." Discusses Connecticut state politics, relating that he (Hinman) is a delagate to Woodbury, Connecticut, and hopes to be a delegate to Hartford. Asks Hurlbut (or Holabird) for assistance in a political campaign.
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