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Bucklin, Sylvester Fuller, 1784-1860 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.003 Author/Creator: Bucklin, Sylvester Fuller, 1784-1860 Place Written: Pawtuxet, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 November 1805 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Congratulates Hobart on completing his "Collegiate existence" and says Aaron is no longer his "fellow student" (at Brown University) but his friend. Shares his view of the relationship between classmates and mentions that they may never meet again. Also, Bucklin encourages Aaron by stating that he sees him "rising to eminence in the Law."

Bucklin, Sylvester Fuller, 1784-1860
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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