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Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828 to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.136 Author/Creator: Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828 Place Written: Plymouth, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 12,1822 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Mentions that David Diman sent a petition for a military pension and had not received a response from the Secretary of War. Sampson asks Hobart to inquire about the matter and, if he obtains the needed certificate, to send it to him or Diman.

Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Diman, David, fl. 1822

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