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Sampson, Ezra W. (1797-1867) to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.110 Author/Creator: Sampson, Ezra W. (1797-1867) Place Written: Duxbury, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 February 1821 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 24.8 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks Hobart for his politeness and for having given "a flattering evidence that change of situation," a reference to Hobart's election to Congress, has not caused him to forget former acquaintances. Asks Hobart, in very florid, fawning terms, to continue to write.

Ezra W. Sampson graduated from Harvard in 1816 and was appointed clerk of the courts for Norfolk County, Massachusetts in 1826.

Sampson, Ezra Weston, 1797-1867
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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