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Crafts, Frederick, fl. 1822 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.201 Author/Creator: Crafts, Frederick, fl. 1822 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 November 1822 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Wishes to become an instructor at a school, and hopes Hobart will write a testimonial for him and help him gather students. If teaching does not work out, hopes Hobart can help him secure other work. Written at Kingston, most likely either Virginia or Massachusetts.

Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Crafts, Frederick, fl. 1822

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