Hobart, Benjamin, 1781-1877 to Aaron Hobart
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.001 Author/Creator: Hobart, Benjamin, 1781-1877 Place Written: Abington, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 October 1804 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.9 cm, Width: 18.1 cm Order a Copy
Mentions that he owes several people money, including the shoemaker, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Tobor, and asks his nephew to act as his representative in the matter. Also sends a receipt in this letter "for what [he] paid Dr. West for the postage of the Chronicle." Mentions that at the time he was writing this letter there was a storm that damaged several houses, killed cattle, blew logs down. The damage was so great that not even "one hundred thousand, dollars would ... make good." As a result, his father as well as Aaron Hobart's father will have a lot to do this winter.
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