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Hobart, Aaron, 1764-1818 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.055 Author/Creator: Hobart, Aaron, 1764-1818 Place Written: Abington, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 September 1817 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 17.6 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Mentions his poor health and explains that he has "enclosed an amount against Robert Thomas" that he wants his son to collect.

Hobart, Aaron, 1764-1818
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Thomas, Robert, fl. 1817

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