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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.142 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Albert Hobart to Aaron Hobart regarding auctioneering and other business and political matters |
| Date | 22 January 1821 |
| Author | Hobart, Albert (1792-1867) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses auctioneering, dismissing the "boast of an honesty in their dealing" by New York auctioneers. Advises against a tax on auctions that would be prohibitive, since auctions are "the means of establishing a regularity in prices." But concedes that a small tax to "diminish the number of auctions sales would, I think, be useful." Informs Hobart that a payment he ordered made to Albert has been arranged by the constable, and discusses some related business matters. Asks for a report on the bankruptcy bill before Congress. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Congress Taxes or Taxation Forgery and Fraud Corruption and Scandal Debt Finance Commerce |
| People | Hobart, Albert (1792-1867) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |