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Wilson, John (1777-1848) to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.033 Author/Creator: Wilson, John (1777-1848) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 March 1814 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 25 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses his efforts to obtain a presidential appointment to an unspecified post for Hobart.

John Wilson was a Massachusetts congressman, elected as a federalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815)and the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1819).

Wilson, John, 1777-1848
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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