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Collamore, Nathaniel (b. 1787) to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.086 Author/Creator: Collamore, Nathaniel (b. 1787) Place Written: Hanson, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 December 1820 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; free frank ; 24.8 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses how and when the local mail should be delivered in detail. Also, states how the mail should be carried and asks him to persuade the Post Master General to make sure "to have the mail twice a week brought within Our town."

Collamore, Nathaniel, 1787-?
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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