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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.04.032 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | John Wilson to Aaron Hobart requesting recommendation letters |
| Date | 28 February 1814 |
| Author | Wilson, John (1777-1848) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks Hobart for recommendation letters "addressed to the President" and to "call on Judge Adams & get him to write." Mentions that he believes "Ch. Willis" has been nominated by the president to a (unspecified) post. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Government and Civics Politics President Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Office Seeker |
| People | Wilson, John (1777-1848) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) Mitchell, Judge (fl. 1814) Bayliss, William (fl. 1814) Varnum Smith (fl. 1814) Willis, Charles (fl. 1814) Adams, Thomas Boylston (1772-1832) Hobart, Maria (fl. 1813-1818) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | John Wilson was a Massachusetts congressman, elected as a federalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815)and the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1819). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |