Hobart, Nathaniel (1758-1838) to Aaron Hobart
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.128 Author/Creator: Hobart, Nathaniel (1758-1838) Place Written: Abington, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 January 1822 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank ; 24.4 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy
Informs his nephew that he witnessed the ordination of Reverend Samuel Spring "and saw him inducted into the pastoral office over the church & congregation of the old parish." In regard to family news, he notes that that he was in Hanover for Christmas, "there appears to be a famine," and Mr. Whitman has moved into a new house. Asks about the progress of the bankruptcy law and if there will be a congressional investigation into "the controversy between General [Andrew] Jackson and the Spanish..."
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