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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.005 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Sylvester Bucklin to Aaron Hobart regarding general future plans and his current relationships with women |
| Date | 30 May 1806 |
| Author | Bucklin, Sylvester F. (1784-1860) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Shares his views of law, discusses possibly becoming Hobart's classmate and notes that he may take up the law as his profession. Mentions that he is enjoying himself in Pawtuxet because of the females there and wants to know how Aaron is doing with the ladies. Asks Hobart to keep him updated about his exploits with the females and advises him not let the females complain when he is leaving "as Dido did of...Eros." Instead, he should "leave them a young Hobart to play in their streets." |
| Subjects | Law Education Women's History Children and Family Sexuality |
| People | Bucklin, Sylvester Fuller (1784-1860) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | Pawtuxet, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Women in American History; Law; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Sylvester F. Bucklin, graduated from Brown University in 1805 and later became the minister of the First Congregational Church in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Aaron Hobart, lawyer, jurist, state senator, and congressman, was born in Abington, Massachusetts and graduated from Brown University in 1805. He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Abington, Massachusetts. In 1824, he moved to East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1814; a state senator in 1819; and in 1820 was elected a representative in the 16th congress to fill a vacancy. He was re-elected to the 17th, 18th, & 19th congresses, serving from 1820-1827. He was a member of the governor's council, 1827-31, and a probate judge from 1843-58. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |