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Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.017 Author/Creator: Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858 Place Written: Abington, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 October 1810 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 25.2 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses his son's trip to England. Laments some business his son, a lawyer, missed out on and discusses potential opportunities in London.

Hobart, Aaron, 1764-1818
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Hearey, fl. 1810
Mitchell (lawyer), fl. 1810
Larell, fl. 1810
Packard, Isaac, 1737-1795
Perry, fl. 1810
Lyman, fl. 1810

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