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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.199 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Judith Saunders to Aaron Hobart requesting he vote for Colonel William Beach for the office of Collector |
| Date | 23 November 1822 |
| Author | Saunders, Judith F. (1772-1841) |
| Additional authors | Beach, Clemetina (1774-1855) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asking Hobart to vote for Colonel William Beach for the office of Collector of the town of Gloucester. Refers to Beach as "a near relation and friend" of Hobart's. Signed with the names of both Beach and Saunders, but appears to be written in the same hand. The two women established and were the proprietors of Saunders' and Beach's Academy for Girls on Meeting House Hill. Beach did serve as the Collector for Gloucester. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Congress Election Office Seeker Woman Author Women's History |
| People | Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) Saunders, Judith Foster (1772-1841) Beach, Clementina (1774-1855) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Education; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |