Brown, Bartholomew, 1772-1854 to Aaron Hobart
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.072 Author/Creator: Brown, Bartholomew, 1772-1854 Place Written: Bridgewater, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 May 1819 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.1 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Informs Hobart that a petition exists for creation of a viewing committee to consider the question of removing the General Court to a new location. Mentions that if Hobart agrees with the proposal, a "similar petition [should] be drawn up and circulated in the town."
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