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Collamore, Nathaniel, 1787-? to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.087 Author/Creator: Collamore, Nathaniel, 1787-? Place Written: Hanson, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 January 1820 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

Mentions the route to take for the mail to be delivered and explains why this route is less expensive. Asks Hobart to mention the two routes to the Post Master General and concludes by saying "We depend on you, to render all the assistance in every respect which you may deem necessary."

Collamore, Nathaniel, 1787-?
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Smith, Albert, 1793-1867
Oldhams, D., fl. 1820
Con, Ephraim, fl. 1820
Whitman, Kilborn, 1792-1852
Hobart, Elihu, 1785-1842

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