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Cutting, Nathaniel, 1774-? to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.123 Author/Creator: Cutting, Nathaniel, 1774-? Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 26 December 1821 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Informs Hobart that he is returning documents related to a memorial petition requesting a military land bounty for Stephen Raymond, the heir to Revolutionary War veteran Solomon Raymond. Explains why the claim was dismissed: it was invalidated by evidence showing Raymond deserted in 1778. Also comments on other contradictions in the evidence.

Cutting, Nathaniel, 1774-?
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Raymond, Solomon, fl. 1821-1822
Raymond, Stephen, fl. 1821-1822
Bartlett, Zacheus, fl. 1822
Keith, Isaac, fl. 1821-1822
Perry, Noah, fl. 1821-1822

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