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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.134 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | Circular letter from John Brooks to Aaron Hobart regarding a government resolution |
| Date | 10 January 1822 |
| Author | Brooks, John (1752-1825) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Circular letter from the Massachusetts governor transmitting the state legislature's resolution giving the governor and executive council the power to take any measures necessary in settling the "Claim of the State on the General Government" and a "Report of a Committee of the Council" on the subject (resolution included, see GLC06313.135). Urges the state's federal congressmen (which included Hobart) to help obtain remuneration for Massachusetts for costs incurred for the "defence and protection of our common country," probably referring to the War of 1812. |
| Subjects | Finance Military History War of 1812 Government and Civics |
| People | Brooks, John (1752-1825) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; War of 1812; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | John Brooks was a physician, soldier, politician and governor of Massachusetts from 1816-1823. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Massachusetts resolution authorizing the governor and executive council to take measures necessary to settle the state's claim against the federal government |