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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.455 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | J. Richardson to Aaron Hobart discussing the salary of Light House Keepers and general politics |
| Date | 23 January 1826 |
| Author | Richardson, J. (fl. 1824-1826) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Requests Hobart's attention to the petition of Light House Keepers asking for an increase in salary and argues for their case. Comments on matters in Congress. “I do most earnestly hope that the provisions of the Constitution for the choice of Electors of president &c. may be amended…Scarcely any amendment, which I have known to be proposed, would [ma]ke the case worse than as it now stands….The junction of the two Great Oceans is a project of immense interest to the United States, and indeed to the world. Every day seems to bring some event or involve some relation to magnify the importance of the measures of our general Government.” |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Congress Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Petition Lighthouse US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment Election |
| People | Richardson, J. (fl. 1826) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | Hingham, 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 |