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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.073 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Elijah Hayward to Aaron Hobart regarding the moving of the court house |
| Date | 18 May 1819 |
| Author | Hayward, Elijah (1786-1864) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the "petition for a viewing Committee on the subject of removing the court house" and states that there are "6 or 7 hundred signers" in his town. Also, mentions that he will send the petition when signed to Hobart as has been agreed, so that he can "give them all the attention they may require." |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Petition Judiciary |
| People | Hayward, Elijah (1786-1864) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) Young, Welcome (fl. 1819) |
| Place written | East Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Elijah Hayward was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, but spent most of his career in Ohio as a lawyer, vice president of the society for Ohio, judge of Supreme Court of Ohio, member of Ohio General Assembly, commissioner of the U.S. General Land Office, librarian of the state of Ohio, and historian and genealogist for Ohio and Massachusetts families. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |