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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.140 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Daniel Mitchell to Aaron Hobart regarding the Bankruptcy Bill |
| Date | 19 January 1822 |
| Author | Mitchell, Daniel (1770-1847) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responds to Hobart's request for his opinion of the bankruptcy bill before Congress. Indicates that it is not thought of much in the district, since such a bill has "been so long talkd of in Congress & having undergone so many modifications without success." Speculates that, if it passed, it "would not create much excitement here." Also, notes his own bias against it, since he "suffered under the old one." Admits that some cases would benefit from a bankruptcy system, but worries about its effects on smaller estates. Anticipates it "restoring many valuable members to a state of activity and usefulness in society." |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Congress Finance Debt Law |
| People | Mitchell, Daniel (1770-1847) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | Bridgewater, 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 |