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- GLC#
- GLC06313.04.191-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 18 September 1822
- Author/Creator
- Burch, Samuel, fl. 1805-1823
- Title
- to Aaron Hobart
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- The First Age of Reform
Desires to be appointed to the now vacant position of Clerk of the House of Representatives. The office of the Clerk is filled by a vote among the Representatives, and Burch was requesting Hobart's vote. Details his credentials, stating he has worked in the Office of the House for eighteen years, and believes he is well qualified for the promotion. Burch was soon appointed to the position.
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