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Mitchell, Daniel, 1770-1847 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.101 Author/Creator: Mitchell, Daniel, 1770-1847 Place Written: Bridgewater, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 January 1821 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 25.2 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Mentions he has received and will examine "the memorial of the Citizens of Charleston S.C. against the new Tariff." Shares his view on tariff in detail and claims that on some articles, such as bar iron, they "were raised too high."

Mitchell, Daniel, 1770-1847
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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