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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.014 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | David Jones to Aaron Hobart regarding a land dispute and a note from Mary Noles sharing family news |
| Date | 16 June 1810 |
| Author | Jones, David (1748-1822) |
| Additional authors | Nole, Mary (b. 1778) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Notes his reception of Hobart's letter along with the quit claim Deeds, which he sent to French & Everetts. States that he is disappointed because out of the $70 he sent there was "none left for [him]" and he needed it to buy an Iron for the Mill he is building. Writes he will try again and hope he is not disappointed again. Also has an autograph note signed from Mary Nole (Jones' daughter) on page 2, relaying family news, including the birth of her five month old son Orlando and the death of Betsy's (her sister) son who was also about the same age. States that she is glad to hear Aaron is in good health and to have the apples he sent her. Also wishes one of his sisters can come and visit her. |
| Subjects | Law Land Transaction Contract Boundary or Property Dispute Finance Mill Building Construction Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Death Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Jones, David (1748-1822) Nole, Mary (b. 1778) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | North Yarmouth, Maine |
| Theme | Law; Banking & Economics; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| 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 on June 26, 1787 in Abington, Massachusetts. Hobart pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1805. Thereafter, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1809, commencing practice in Abington. 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, taking his seat on December 18, 1820. 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 judge of probate, 1843-58. He is the author of Historical Sketches of Abington Mass. (1839). He died in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts on September 19, 1858 and was buried in Central Cemetery. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |