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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.205 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Peter Peirce to Aaron Hobart regarding a veteran's pension |
| Date | 19 December 1822 |
| Author | Peirce, Peter H. (1788-1861) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hoping to win Hobart's support for a pension for Leonard Briggs, since Hobart was on the Committee of Revolutionary Pensions. Briggs can no longer works, served in the army, and was taken prisoner, and Peirce believes he is deserving of a pension. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Congress Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Soldier's Pay Pension Prisoner of War |
| People | Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) Peirce, Peter Hoar (1788-1861) |
| Place written | Middleboro, 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 |