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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.153 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Nathaniel Cutting to Aaron Hobart regarding a memorial petition |
| Date | 14 February 1822 |
| Author | Cutting, Nathaniel (b. 1774) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a memorial petition requesting a military land bounty for Stephen Raymond, the heir to Revolutionary War veteran Solomon Raymond, which had again come to his office. Indicates that his feelings about its merits have not changed and that he is sending it to the "Guardians of the Public Patrimony." He previously contended that the memorial had been dismissed because Raymond deserted in 1778 (see GLC06313.123). Written from the War Department's Section of Bounty Lands. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Congress Land Transaction Soldier's Pay Military History Revolutionary War Continental Army Desertion |
| People | Cutting, Nathaniel (b. 1774) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) Raymond, Solomon (d. ca. 1778-1781) Raymond, Stephen (fl. 1821-1822) Bartlett, Zacheus (fl. 1821-1822) Keith, Isaac (fl. 1821-1822) Perry, Noah (fl. 1821-1822) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Nathanial Cutting to Aaron Hobart regarding a petition for a military land bounty |