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Warren, C.H., fl. 1822 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.178 Author/Creator: Warren, C.H., fl. 1822 Place Written: New Bedford, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1822 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Inquires about a petition "for a bounty upon a fishing vessel" for Leonard Hammond. Indicates that he wrote to the Postmaster General about his late uncle's accounts and his hope to use proceeds from a real estate sale to settle them. Makes a comment about private petitions in a democracy.

Warren, C.H., fl. 1822
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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