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Mitchell, Nahum, 1769-1853 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.176 Author/Creator: Mitchell, Nahum, 1769-1853 Place Written: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 March 1822 Pagination: 3 p. : address : free frank Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Writes with alarm and at length about a proposed re-direction of the mail route from New Bedford to Boston, which "arises from the private interest & personal rivalships among the Stage owners." Asks Hobart to get information about a related petition.

Mitchell, Nahum, 1769-1853
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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