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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.013 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | David Jones to Aaron Hobart discussing legal matters pertaining to a land dispute |
| Date | 22 April 1810 |
| Author | Jones, David (1748-1822) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses legal matters pertaining to a land dispute. States that if Hobart sends the money along with the Quit Claim Deed, then Gammon would sign and leave it to him "to be conveyed to [Hobart]." Also mentions that if Elihu wants to purchase their shares, he must send $70 and the deed will be sent to French & Everetts, where Elihu can pick it up. Declines giving advice on a certain case, claiming that the "Physicians who are near you... must be better Judges...than I am." |
| Subjects | Law Land Transaction Contract Boundary or Property Dispute Health and Medical Finance |
| People | Jones, David (1748-1822) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | North Yarmouth, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Dr. David Jones was the husband of Elizabeth Hobart, son-in-law of "Patriot" Colonel Aaron Hobart of Abington, Massachusetts, and brother-in-law of Aaron Hobart. Aaron Hobart, lawyer, jurist, state senator, and congressman, was born in Abington, Massachusetts and graduated from Brown University in 1805. He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Abington, Massachusetts. In 1824, he moved to East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1814; a state senator in 1819; and in 1820 was elected a representative in the 16th congress to fill a vacancy. He was re-elected to the 17th, 18th, & 19th congresses, serving from 1820-1827. He was a member of the governor's council, 1827-31, and a probate judge from 1843-58. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |