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Lincoln, Rufus, 1751-1838 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.145 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Rufus, 1751-1838 Place Written: Wareham, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 30, 1822 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes about his petition to Congress for support due to him for eight years military service and time as a prisoner of war during the American Revolution. Comments on his economic hardship and previous rejections of his petitions.

Lincoln, Rufus, 1751-1838
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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