Dana, Samuel (1767-1835) to Aaron Hobart
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.067 Author/Creator: Dana, Samuel (1767-1835) Place Written: Groton, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 November 1818 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25.4 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses a legal case against him. Informs Hobart that he has accepted Mr. Smith's proposition, which is "to have [Smith's] action against Dana] entered 'neither party.' " Mentions that he is willing to show Mr. Smith any papers he needs.
Samuel Dana was a lawyer, jurist, state senator, and congressman from Groton, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts senate, and its president for eight years, and served in congress in 1814-15. He subsequently received the appointment of chief justice of the circuit court of common pleas.
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