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Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.034 Author/Creator: Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828 Place Written: Plymouth, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 March 1814 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 15.9 cm Order a Copy

Asks Hobart to verify in the next letter whether it is true or not true that Albert Smith has stolen $20,000 from the public.

Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Smith, Albert, 1793-1867

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