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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.163 |
From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
Title | Zabdiel Sampson to Aaron Hobart discussing political issues |
Date | 26 February 1822 |
Author | Sampson, Zabdiel (1781-1828) |
Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Discusses the upcoming selection of candidates for state senate. Discusses the suggestion that Sampson's salary (as district Collector) be abolished and thanks Hobart for being against it. Comments on the bill (with the salary provision) and its possible negative effects on shipping at length. Notes thoughts and worries of "Our merchants & fishermen" in regard to the Mackerel Fishery Bill. |
Subjects | American Statesmen Politics Government and Civics Congress Election Merchants and Trade Commerce Industry Maritime |
People | Sampson, Zabdiel (1781-1828) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) Diman, David (fl. 1822) |
Place written | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Naval & Maritime |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Zabdiel Sampson was a congressional representative from Massachusetts from 1817 to 1820, after which he was appointed collector of customs at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1820, serving until his death. Aaron Hobart, lawyer, jurist, state senator, and congressman, was born on June 26, 1787 in Abington, Massachusetts. Hobart pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1805. Thereafter, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1809, commencing practice in Abington. 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, taking his seat on December 18, 1820. 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 judge of probate, 1843-58. He is the author of Historical Sketches of Abington Mass. (1839). He died in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts on September 19, 1858 and was buried in Central Cemetery. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |