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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.145 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Rufus Lincoln to Aaron Hobart regarding support due to him as a veteran |
| Date | 30 January 1822 |
| Author | Lincoln, Rufus (1751-1838) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes about his petition to Congress for support due to him for eight years military service and time as a prisoner of war during the American Revolution. Comments on his economic hardship and previous rejections of his petitions. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Congress Revolutionary War Continental Army Petition Prisoner of War Soldier's Pay Pension Poverty |
| People | Lincoln, Rufus (1751-1838) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | Wareham, Massachusetts |
| 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 |
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